About the role
We are excited to announce the opportunity for a SEN Casework Officer to join us on a fixed term basis and become an integral part of our dedicated team. We are seeking a passionate and experienced individual with excellent communication skills, a flexible mindset and the capacity to work efficiently under pressure, adhering to statutory deadlines. If you believe you have the skills and dedication we seek, please send your application to us.
For more information or to request a chat about this opportunity please contact one of the following:
louise.sisley@cambridgeshire.gov.uk, naomi.edwards@cambridgeshire.gov.uk, neil.gault@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or lydia.adams@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
What will you be doing?
As a SEN Casework Officer, you will manage an allocated caseload, adeptly navigating the statutory processes associated with EHC Needs Assessment and Review. Working with parent/carers, children and young people as well as educational settings and key stakeholders to facilitate the Needs Assessment process and amend EHC Plans following annual review. This will include securing educational placements, submitting cases to panel and any other associated casework.
About you
You will need to be able to work in a fast paced environment and hold a high level of time management and organisational skills with the ability to respond to competing priorities and statutory deadlines. Excellent communication skills is a must and will include a calm, professional approach.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme.
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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