Education, Health and Care EHC Assessment Coordinator PO1

Job Category : Education (qualified)
Location : CIVIC CENTRE, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £17.27

The Education Health and Care Plan Caseworker is the key professional in bringing together and identifying key information on children’s special educational needs across professional groups and agencies and is responsible for writing the education health and care plan for a child (EHCP) in collaboration with the parent and child.

The EHCP is a statutory document that must be written in a way that complies with local and national and local policies and approaches to SEND, in particular the 2014 Code of Practice. The EHCP Caseworker must identify appropriate outcomes and resourcing that is then devolved to settings in order to support children and young people with SEND between the ages of 0-25 years. The educational health and care plan is a statutory document and the support must be delivered by the educational establishment, in the way described in the EHCP.

The purpose of the educational health and care plan should achieve the best outcomes for children with SEND and maximise their attainment in preparation for adult hood in the areas of:

Achieving good education/employment
Maximising independence
Community inclusion/participation
Good health

The EHCP must be written in a way that ensure these aspirations are recognised and achieved, within the resources available.

Qualification
Professional qualification related to working with children at degree or higher education level
Additional qualifications related to children e.g. Understanding of child development
Knowledge of the code of practice as it affects performance targets and funding for children to meet their SEND needs
Knowledge of the SEND reforms 2014
Understanding of SEND and how it affects learning and social inclusion
Understanding of mental capacity
High level of attention to detail
Well- developed negotiation skills and conflict resolution