SEND Keyworker (South Staffordshire)

Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference?

Our aim at Staffordshire is to create an environment where families are supported to stay together safely and live well in their communities by building on their strengths. This is the right thing to do. 

We’re looking for passionate and motivated individuals to join our newly transformed district teams. We have a hybrid approach to work to assist your work life balance, with a mixture of office and remote working.

You will be based in South Staffordshire and  for fixed term for 12 months.

Main Responsibilities

You will;

• be supporting the Family Practitioner Leads to carry out the Local Authority’s SEND duties in relation to co-ordinating Education Health &Care (EHC) assessments
• producing EHC Plans and carrying out annual reviews
• work closely with our children and young people with special educational needs and disability and their families as well as a range of qualified professionals in education, health and social care.
• develop collaborative and respectful relationships, promoting choice and independence and improve outcomes
• ensure that education, health, and care plans comply with legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements in addition to the policies, standards and procedures.

The Ideal Candidate

It’s a fast-paced role so you’ll need to be able to manage your own caseload independently and as part of the team. 

You will also:

• Need excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Have knowledge of the SEND legislation plus, it’s important that you can reflect on practice and improve as a result. 

You can also find out more about the role and the requirements in the job description attached. If you’re unsure whether your skills match the role however, you can discuss this with Gemma Timmins - Family Practitioner Lead SEND and Education South Staffordshire  at gemma.timmins@staffordshire.gov.uk

Interviews to be held on Thursday 5th December 2024.

“We’re happy to talk flexible working” 

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. 

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. 

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. 

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.