Jobs in Warminster, wiltshire, united kingdom

2 months contract with a Local Authority Job Summary :

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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.

Key Duties / Accountabilities (Sample) :

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.

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 multi-agency) 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 2011 and 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 always 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 when.

appropriate, 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 key working, 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.

Skills / Experience :

Knowledge of current & developing national policy in relation to childrens services e.g. Children & Families Bill, Working Together 2013.

Evidence of continuous professional development and / or training.

Recognised qualification in early years, social care, health or education to a minimum of level 4 or prepared to work towards one shortly.

Experience of supporting children / young people / families with SEND.

Experience of co-ordinating multi professional meetings.

Extensive experience of working in partnership with children, young people and their families, particularly those with SEND.

Ability to establish a successful and trusting relationship with the child or young person and family.

Ability to empower the child or young person and family to make decisions.

Extensive experience of supporting and advising settings / other practitioners.

Enabling characteristics.

Good team player who can also work on own initiative with ability to prioritise tasks.

Good negotiator.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Knowledge of all relevant current legislation and frameworks.

Good IT skills, Word, databases, internet, email etc.

Previous experience working in health, social care or education environment.

Additional Information :

Full UK driving Licence holder.

Social & Healthcare Qualified.

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