EOTAS Key Worker

Bradford Council's SEND & Inclusion service in Children Services is recruiting a permanent key worker for children and young people whose education is delivered outside school under section 61 of the Education Act 1996. The post co-ordinates day-to-day education packages set out in each young person's EHC plan and gives pastoral oversight to keep them learning. Each worker holds a caseload, speaks with the young person and family weekly, and works alongside casework officers in the SEND Integrated Assessment and Review Team.

• Manage a caseload of young people receiving education through EOTAS
• Engage with each young person and their family weekly
• Co-ordinate day-to-day education packages with education, therapeutic and external partners so young people make progress
• Act as key worker, giving pastoral oversight and addressing barriers to education
• Build positive working relationships with young people and their families
• Oversee the interventions set out in each young person's EHC plan
• Support young people to plan for the future, including return to education and adult life
• Take part in regular reviews of learning and progress, including the annual EHC plan review
• Record progress against EHC plan outcomes accurately
• Work with casework officers in the SEND Integrated Assessment and Review Team to deliver the EOTAS package