SEND Information & Guidance Lead

Hertfordshire County Council; United States; Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire County Council is seeking SEND Information Advice and Guidance Officers who will lead a small local team and work across education, health and social care to support SEND strategies. The role focuses on early intervention, robust triage, and partnership work to improve outcomes for children and families.

The post emphasises strong leadership, cross-agency collaboration, data-informed decision making, and a commitment to inclusive practice, with hybrid working options across local

Qualifications

• An extensive in depth knowledge of SEND with a minimum of five years' experience in SEND or within a setting e.g. school, nursery, college, care home
• Strong leadership skills and a solution focused approach to problem solving
• Exceptional skill in building and maintaining relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, instilling confidence and clarity so that interventions are effectively delivered
• Knowledge and experience of inclusive strategies, reasonable adjustment, and child development
• Knowledge of law and procedures governing EHCP provision including the Children and Families Act 2014, SEN Code of Practice 2014 and the Equalities Act 2010
• Excellent organisation skills including an ability to work unsupervised, systematically and an ability to manage constraints and conflicting demands and work to tight deadlines
• Excellent customer service skills using verbal and written communication methods
• Confident in the use of data and wider intelligence, using these to help shape the development of the service and drive improvement
• Excellent IT skills including the ability to compile reports, analyse data and ensure the respective database is used to plan and monitor to meet deadlines
• An ability to manage a budget and work within financial constraints

Responsibilities

• You will manage a small team in one of the local areas and support that area in partnership with colleagues in education and from health and social care.
• You will coordinate the work requests for your team in the local area.
• You will carry out face to face meetings with settings.
• You will chair the SEND local Triage and have a depth of knowledge of the SEND practice and needs in your local area working in partnership with colleagues including the Developing Specialist Provision Locally Managers and SEND Leads.
• You will be a core member of the Experts at Hand Teams as we mobilise these across the County
• You will attend decision making panels and bring your depth of knowledge and expertise in SEND to the discussion informing robust decision making
• You will represent the service in a wide range of forums
• An extensive in depth knowledge of SEND with a minimum of five years' experience in SEND or within a setting e.g. school, nursery, college, care home
• Strong leadership skills and a solution focused approach to problem solving
• Exceptional skill in building and maintaining relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, instilling confidence and clarity so that interventions are effectively delivered
• Knowledge and experience of inclusive strategies, reasonable adjustment, and child development
• Knowledge of law and procedures governing EHCP provision including the Children and Families Act 2014, SEN Code of Practice 2014 and the Equalities Act 2010
• Excellent organisation skills including an ability to work unsupervised, systematically and an ability to manage constraints and conflicting demands and work to tight deadlines
• Excellent customer service skills using verbal and written communication methods
• Confident in the use of data and wider intelligence, using these to help shape the development of the service and drive improvement
• Excellent IT skills including the ability to compile reports, analyse data and ensure the respective database is used to plan and monitor to meet deadlines
• An ability to manage a budget and work within financial constraints

Skills

SEND knowledge

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Job description

Hertfordshire County Council is seeking SEND Information Advice and Guidance Officers who will lead a small local team and work across education, health and social care to support SEND strategies. The role focuses on early intervention, robust triage, and partnership work to improve outcomes for children and families.

The post emphasises strong leadership, cross-agency collaboration, data-informed decision making, and a commitment to inclusive practice, with hybrid working options across local