SEND Casework Practitioner

WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government authority is looking for a SEND Casework Practitioner to support children with Special Educational Needs. The role involves developing Education Health and Care Plans collaboratively with families and ensuring high-quality service delivery. You should have a strong understanding of SEN legislation and experience working with children. This part-time position offers a salary of £40,778 - £45,092 per annum, along with additional benefits.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Local government pension scheme

Wellbeing helpline

Onsite gym access

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Knowledge of SEN legislation, including Children’s Act and Code of Practice.
• Experience managing complex casework in an educational context.
• Ability to travel for meetings and training.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Education Health and Care Plans.
• Collaborate with families and key partner agencies.
• Manage a caseload of children and young people with SEND.

Skills

Understanding of SEN legislation

Experience with children/families with SEN

Report writing skills

Good IT skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Database systems

Job description

Overview

SEND Casework Practitioner

Employer: Wokingham Borough Council
Salary: £40,778 - £45,092 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part-Time), Plus Benefits
Location: Wokingham
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Part Time
Hours: 22.5 hours per week.
DBS Check: Enhanced
Closing Date: 19/10/2025 at 23:00
Reference: 711699

We have a fantastic opportunity available for a SEND Casework Practitioner to join our friendly SEND team at Wokingham Borough Council, on a permanent, part time basis.

As a SEND Casework Practitioner, you will be responsible for the development and maintenance of Education Health and Care Plans from initial application and assessment through to the annual review process. The SEND Casework Practitioner will work with families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in a highly person-centred relational approach, and coordinate service provision across education, health and care to ensure a holistic delivery of plans for individual children and families.

For further information about our service including our SEND Local Offer, please visit the Local Offer at the following URL: https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/children-families-and-young-people/send-local-offer

Why Wokingham?

In the past 18 months, our area SEND system has been strengthened and the ways we deliver our services have been transformed to better meet children’s needs.

Continuously improving children and young people’s outcomes are at the heart of what we do. To support this, we continue to invest in our SEND Service to increase capacity, training and career development opportunities to promote closer partnership working with children, young people and their families.

We have already recruited a number of new Officers to our SEND Service in January 2025, and it has never been a better time to join us and to be part of future successful story of Wokingham Borough Council’s ambitious SEND services.

Benefits

Not only is this an excellent opportunity, but it’s a fantastic time to join our team. You will receive an extensive range of employee benefits including:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days (rising to 35 days after 5 years continued local government service), plus Bank Holidays (Pro-Rata for Part Time)

• An excellent local government pension scheme

• An employee assistance programme including 24/7 wellbeing helpline

• A range of local & lifestyle discounts

• Use of a free onsite gym (located at Shute End office)

• Salary sacrifice car & cycle to work schemes

• And much more!

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to the continuing improvement of the SEND Service for pupil and their families, promoting the Local Authority’s values and working in collaboration with rest of the SEND Service.

• To work collaboratively with families, schools and other key partner agencies for individual children and young people with SEND to ensure they are educated and are in receipt of appropriate provision that is in line with their holistic needs.

• Working closely with and facilitating engagement with educational settings and relevant practitioners to support, advise and monitor the local offer and to work with schools on individual cases as needed.

• Managing a case load of children and young people with SEND; acting as a key point of contact. This includes engagement with families, children, young people, schools, colleges and other partners where a statutory assessment request has been made. Or responding to change in circumstances.

• The role holder should undertake their work with due regard to the equitable use of resources and to drive the sustainability of services financially, underpinning the improvement of the SEND Service through their individual practice and supporting the development of others.

• The role holder will prioritise the statutory processes for vulnerable children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans, ensuring appropriate provision is identified without delays.

Candidate requirements

• Understanding of SEN legislation and procedures, including knowledge of legislation in relation to SEN i.e. Children’s Act, Code of Practice, DDA, etc.

• Experience of working with children and/or families with SEN.

• Experience of managing complex casework which includes a need for mediation or conflict resolution in an educational environment.

• The ability to write detailed and complex reports independently utilising information provided by both internal and external colleagues

• Good IT skills, including word processing skills in Microsoft Office, and in database systems

• Ability to travel to a variety of locations in borough to develop relations with educational settings and attend training to key stakeholders.

Our Area

Wokingham Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.

We’re home to a range of high performing schools, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. The borough has a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life.

How to apply

Please apply online via the link provided. Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.

Further information on this vacancy

• Job Description

Closing date: 19th October 2025, 11pm

Interview date: TBC