SEND Lead Worker inTrowbridge inTrowbridge PUBLISHED 9 DEC 2023

To act as the key point of contact for the young person and family, and to coordinate any activities that are required to assess needs, meet any outcomes specified, and ensure the provision of holistic care and support. There will be a requirement to coordinate the Education, Health and Care Needs assessment process, working with the child, young person and their families to identify outcomes and how these can be met. The SEND lead worker will be the person who liaises with other professionals to ensure that the child/young person and their family has an organised and coordinated approach in order to meet their outcomes.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• Act as a single point of regular and consistent contact for children, young people with SEND and their families, when being supported with a My Plan.
• The SEND lead worker will work with colleagues to support inclusion in mainstream and universal settings.
• The SEND lead worker will ensure the appropriate arrangement of services and advice, support and guidance.
• To provide advice and support for settings/services and families on SEND related matters including when applying for statutory assessment for individual children.
• To work in close partnership with settings/services securing best outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
• To promote the early identification of children and young people with SEND additional needs.
• Co-ordinate practitioners and services around the child, young person and their family. A key role of the SEND lead worker will be to identify when specialist (Social workers, Educational Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, other professionals etc.) involvement is required, make the appropriate contacts and ensure effective liaison with the specialists. Arrange person centred Team Around the Child meetings (Multidisciplinary and/or multiagency) as required.
• Be proactive in promoting multi agency partnership working as best practice. To be instrumental in developing pathways for joint working- including Every Child matters and the National Service Framework.
• Co-ordinate and facilitate a joint Education, Health and Care Needs assessment process and single holistic person centred plan that focuses on the child or young persons educational, health and social care needs in line with the Education Act 2and when appropriate the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 and other legislation and organisational policy and reviews.
• Ensure that each need identified in the assessment is matched to an outcome in the plan. The plan will be agreed with young people and their families.
• Responsible for drafting and finalising single plans, including those with statutory protections. Ensure that the plan is reviewed as agreed.
• Enable young people and their families to identify and agree outcomes and how they can be achieved, including discussing the option of a personal budget. It will be necessary at all times to work to the key operating principles of the service to ensure that the young person and their family have choice and control and that the services provided are cost effective and that any risks are clearly identified. The SEND lead worker will apply criteria and whenappropriate, the Fair Access to Care Criteria in relation to the provision of services. The SEND lead worker will operate within and across the legislative frameworks for childrens services and adult social care.
• Support children and young people to move between non statutory and statutory support as required. When moving into statutory support they will be responsible for monitoring work progress to ensure that national indicators and legislative deadlines are met.
• Raise the quality and effectiveness of inclusive practice - to develop and deliver training in response to government initiatives and identified needs, for example in keyworking, working in partnership and person centred thinking.
• Understand, and deliver on, departmental priorities for high quality services, aiming for good results in Key Performance Indicators.
• Be responsible for collecting and recording relevant data that will inform strategic planning and commissioning, as requested.
• Management of own caseload - prioritising work and tasks appropriately and using effective time management skills. Working within guidelines and using own discretion
• To carry out all tasks and responsibilities in accordance with legal requirements across education, health and social care, including identifying if a vulnerable child/young person may be at risk
• To contribute to the development of the SEND service, to respond to operational needs by initiating, developing and implementing innovate solutions.

May deputise for a Senior SEND lead worker, as and when required

Specific requirements for this post:

• Travel to settings and family homes required on very regular basis

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www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnspOhD per week:37 hours

Interview date:Week beginning Monday 11 November 2024

Education and Skills - Building Bright Futures

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact as a SEND Lead Worker? Join our SEND and Inclusion service and help improve outcomes that bring positive changes to the lives of families and children/young people with SEND.

We take great pride in our passionate and enthusiastic approach, delivering high quality support tailored to the unique needs of every individual. Our focus is on preventive and early intervention, ensuring that our services are child, young person, and family-centred, always listening to and responding to their voices.

As a SEND Lead Worker, you will play a pivotal role in coordinating and facilitating the Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment and/or overseeing the review and monitoring process of Education, Health, and Care plans (EHCP). Your responsibilities will encompass efficiently managing administrative functions within these statutory processes and meeting crucial statutory deadlines.

In this role, you will identify when specialist involvement is necessary and establish the appropriate contacts. Additionally, you will be based at a locality hub for at least one day a week.

We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals who are highly organised and possess extensive experience of working in partnership with children, young people, and their families, particularly those with SEND. You must hold a minimum of a level 4 recognised qualification and a minimum of two years of experience in early years, social care, health, or education.