Education, Health and Care Co-ordinators - permanent and fixed term

Job Introduction

Join Our Team as an Education Health and Care Co-Ordinator!

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people? Do you have experience in Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) casework? If so, we want you to join our welcoming and inclusive team in Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole!

About the Role:

As an Education Health and Care Co-Ordinator, you will play a crucial role in supporting children, young people, parents/carers, and settings undergoing an Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (ECHNA). Your responsibilities will include:

• Implementing Statutory Assessment Procedures: Administering statutory assessment procedures as outlined in the Children and Families Act 2014 
• Collaborating with Professionals: Liaising, advising, and maintaining close contact with professionals involved in the statutory assessment process, including educational settings, the Educational Psychology Service, health services, stakeholders, and social care
• Gathering Information: Collecting advice and information from families, settings, and professionals about children and young people going through an EHC needs assessment or experiencing changes in provision 
• Communicating Decisions: Conveying decisions made at panels to families and professionals, supporting them to understand the reasons and next steps
• Managing Annual Reviews: Overseeing the statutory annual review process for children and young people with an EHC plan, including those educated otherwise than at school and those electively home educated 
• Making Recommendations: Providing evidence-based and outcome-focused recommendations to secure progress for children and young people with EHC plans, ensuring appropriate placements and resources 

What We're Looking For:

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience working within a SEND Team environment 
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations, and guidance, including the SEND Code of Practice 2015, the Children & Families Act 2014, the Education Act 1996, The Learning and Skills Act 2000, Equalities Act 2010, and the Care Act 2015 
• Strong communication and collaborative skills to work effectively with vulnerable families, settings, and a variety of partner agencies and organisations 
• Excellent time management, organisation, prioritisation, effective delegation, and information recording skills 
• Experience writing good person-centred EHCPs with SMART outcomes 
• A person-centred and solution-focused approach, working closely with children, parents, and key professionals in relation to the EHC assessment process, school placement, and ongoing monitoring and reviewing of EHC Plans 
• Experience consulting and securing appropriate placements and identifying reasonable adjustments to provision 
• Responsibility for children and young people with SEND moving into and out of the borough and children in alternative education placements 
• Experience managing SEND casework and administering statutory assessment procedures 
• The ability to make evidence-based recommendations and ensure compliance with statutory guidance 
• A commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities 

Why Join Us?

If you are committed to making a positive difference and have the skills and experience required, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our team and help us achieve our mission of enabling children and families in Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole to fulfill their aims and aspirations 

Roles available:

Permanent, full-time x2

Permanent, part-time x1

1-year fixed term, full-time x1

1-year fixed term, part-time x1

Please indicate your preference on your application.

Contact Us:

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact Teresa.hegarty@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Proposed Interviews: week commencing 30th June 

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people.  Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline.  We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services.  By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here

As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils. 

We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward.  If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.

DBS

BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.