Statutory SEND Services Coordinator

• Suffolk County Council
• Address: Riverside, Lowestoft, NR33 0EQ
  or Endeavour House IP1 2BX
  - Hybrid
• Salary: £34,434 per annum (pro rata for part time)
• Hours: 37 per week, flexible working options available
• Contract: Permanent

We are passionate about improving the future for our customers, our children, young people and their families. If you are too, join us as a SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) Coordinator and make a huge and meaningful impact. Your innovation and drive will help us to continue improving and evolving.

Reimagine the possibilities.

We are seeking experienced and passionate SEND Coordinators to join our Statutory SEND Services team
. In this frontline role, you will work supporting to ensure children, young people and their families receive support and interventions aimed at improving their social, emotional, health and behavioural outcomes.

• have direct case responsibility for a cohort of pupils with EHC Plans in local mainstream and specialist settings
• monitor progress through annual reviews and ensure EHC Plans remain current and relevant
• draft and amend EHC plans ensuring these are of good quality and within statutory timescale
• act as Lead Professional, coordinating input from other agencies as required
• maintain accurate case records and provide reports
• identify and escalated safeguarding/risk concerns
• build relationships with partners in education, health, and community settings
• provide high quality customer service in line with our WE ASPIRE values.

• graduate level qualification in a relevant field or equivalent experience
• proven ability to build relationships and create a climate for positive change
• excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• experience working directly with children, families and multi-agency partners
• commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people
• strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload.

You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (docx). If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don't meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

We are looking to welcome to the team individuals who will demonstrate key-working approaches in their everyday practice and have professional relationships with and understanding of education settings and partner agencies to underpin this work. We are working closely with our family representatives and our partners in health and social care to achieve this, but we still have a great deal to do.

If you share our values and ambitions, we would love you to join our team.

We are big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We're always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our Workforce Equality Report .

Please contact Holly Usher for a casual conversation by emailing:

Step 1 - Read the Job and Person Profile (docx) .

Step 2 - Click Apply Now' to start your online application.

Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement answering the following questions below (no more than 400 words per question). You should use the Supporting Statement template (docx).

1. Describe a situation where you had to analyse complex information from multiple sources in order to assess a family's needs and determine appropriate next steps. What was the situation and how did you approach this?

2. Provide an example that demonstrates your ability to work collaboratively and build effective partnerships with other professionals and agencies to coordinate support for families.

3. What first motivated you to pursue a career supporting children, young people and families? How do you model the values and behaviours expected by Suffolk County Council in your daily work?

4. Please confirm the location you would prefer to work,…