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Job Title: SEND EHC Coordinator Location : Hemel Hempstead Starting Salary: £35,570 progressing to £38,510 per annum Hours : 37 per week Contract: Permanent Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We continue to strive to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND. Join our growing team of passionate professionals who share a commitment to making a real difference. About the teams We have the below current vacancies within our SEND Teams.
You'll be asked to select your preference on your application - please note there will be other teams listed however they do not currently have vacancies so if you select one of the teams not listed on the advert, you'll be placed on in a holding pool until a vacancy arises. School Age Mainstream (Based at Hemel Hempstead) : responsible for children and young people age 5 – 19 with an EHCP who attend a school School Age Mainstream - Resolutions (Based at Hemel Hempstead) : Responsible for children and young people aged 5–19 with an EHCP who attend a school.
This role will lead on mediation, early dispute resolution, and the completion of formal mediations, ensuring issues are resolved at the earliest possible stage and in line with statutory requirements. School Age Special Schools (Based at Hemel Hempstead) : Responsible for children and young people aged 5 to 19 with an EHCP who attend a special school. Services for Young People (Age 16 and over) (Based Hemel Hempstead) - Responsible for young people age 16 and over with an EHCP: who attend a college (or other further education settings), who are completing an apprenticeship, are in training or a supported internship or who are not in education, employment or training.
Also support care leavers age 18 and over with an EHCP Early Years SEND (Based Hemel Hempstead) : responsible for children age 0-5 (up to and including reception year) with an EHCP About the role As an EHC Coordinator, you’ll manage and process EHC plans within a complex legal framework and tight statutory timescales. This is a highly process-driven role, requiring meticulous attention to detail and strong case management skills.
You’ll be reviewing documents, implementing legal requirements, and creating, amending, and maintaining plans that shape the support children receive. While you’ll communicate regularly with practitioners, parents, and carers, these conversations are focused on statutory processes and decision-making, rather than direct interaction with children or young people. Responsibilities include: Developing the highest standards of achievement and inclusion for children and young people with SEN through effective casework within the policy and budget framework of the Council, ensuring a focus on preparing for adulthood from the earliest ages.
Taking responsibility for the preparation of information for parents, children, young people and schools, which provides the right information at the appropriate time, in a simple to use way, which engages partners in understanding what our responsibility is to children, families and schools. Managing and processing statutory casework within legal and internal timelines Working collaboratively with professionals across education, health and care services Ensuring effective case management, integrated working practice and successful outcomes for children.
Participating in resource decisions, taking the lead where appropriate, for example decision making processes relating to whether or not assessment or plans are written, or whether specialist provision is agreed, ensuring that resource decisions are in line with local authority policies, procedures and eligibility criteria. This could include chairing or attending panel meetings. Participating, as required, in a range of meetings with other professionals and parents/carers in relation to individual children with complex needs, including representing Children’s Services at annual review, chairing reviews, attending and chairing multi-agency meetings