SEND Assistant Caseworker

Lincolnshire County Council; Spalding; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in England is seeking passionate SEND Assistant Caseworkers to support children with special educational needs. Responsibilities include completing EHC needs assessments and ensuring appropriate support for education, health, and care outcomes. This role offers a balance of professional development and flexible working arrangements within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Contributory pension

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible working policies

Career progression opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlement

Qualifications

• Ability to converse at ease with customers in accurate spoken English.
• Capacity to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth completion of EHC needs assessments.
• Support children and young people in achieving education, health, and care outcomes.

Skills

Effective communication

Excellent interpersonal skills

Strong verbal and written skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)? We are excited to announce two openings for SEND Assistant Caseworkers to come and join our passionate and dynamic SEND teams. The SEND Assistant Caseworker role ensures the smooth and efficient completion of EHC needs assessments, ensuring that children and young people receive the appropriate services and provision to meet their needs and support them in achieving the best possible education, health and care outcomes.

We are looking for someone who is an effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills. In addition you will need to have strong verbal and written skills for communicating with a range of people and be well organised, with an ability to work under pressure and to deadlines. If you are looking for progression and the opportunity to develop and grow the SEND team is a great place to do it! In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. Disability Confident.

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people. For more details please go to .

The authority is one of the largest county councils in the UK and we are ambitious for both the residents of our county and the people who work here. We care about our staff, and it is important to us that you have an excellent work/life balance and the opportunity to further develop your knowledge and skills in a supportive Local Authority setting. We provide a robust and thorough training package for our new staff.

Rewards and benefits

• A Contributory pension
• Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes and cycle to work
• Flexible working policies
• Career progression opportunities
• A generous annual leave entitlement plus the option to buy more

Further details can be found here: Rewards and benefits - Lincolnshire County Council.

LCC are proud to offer an agile and flexible approach to working where each day presents new challenges, working from home and commutable to the base of Sleaford (for the NKSK post) or Lincoln (for the LWL post), enabling you to strike the right balance for you and the service.