Senior SEND Assessment & Review Officer

I. To deputise for the Team Leader Assessment and Review – Tribunal/Compliance in their absence/at their request. II. To have strategic and operational responsibility for managing the Tribunal/Compliance team within the legal and statutory frameworks. III. To represent the Local Authority at Tribunal Hearings. IV. To work directly with senior staff at a designated number of providers, ensuring that the LA meets all legal requirements in regard to the Children and Families Act 2014. V. To manage and co-ordinate the needs assessment and review process in compliance with the requirements of the Children and Families Act 2014, the SEN Code of Practice 2015. VI. To directly challenge and support providers, professionals and families in relation to the Children and Families Act 2014 in order to prevent/reduce legal challenge against the LA. VII. To manage a complex caseload and casework to ensure that the LA is able to respond to SEND children and young people’s needs as they change. VIII. To assess individual children and young through lone home visits if required and develop EHC Plans that are aspirational, holistic, outcome focussed and compliant with the Code of Practice 2015. IX. Oversee complex cases that pose a legal risk and possible reputational damage to the local authority. Providing regular strategic reports to the senior leadership team in order to influence strategic planning and have a direct impact on service delivery, policies and processes Manages up to 3 staff directly