ECH Officer- Education Health Care Service

ECH Officer- Education Health Care Service

Start: ASAP

Location: East Midlands- Northampton

Rate: £300pd Umbrella (Inside IR35)

Duration: 12 weeks

Working hours: 37 Hours

Working arrangement: Hybrid working- 2 days onsite

Our client is currently recruiting for a EHC Officer to be part of a short-term team that focuses on backlog and recovery of EHC assessments and plans.

Responsibilities:

• Act as case manager for the process for statutory assessments and Education, Health & Case Plans for children and young people with special educational needs to ensure they have appropriate support, resources and placements in schools to enable them to achieve their maximum potential for learning.
• Lead the statutory annual review process of Education, Health & Case Plans and attend person centred review meetings at key transition points.
• Making decisions to agree EHC needs assessments and issuing EHC Plans
• Attending formal mediation
• Managing a team of caseworkers and admin staff
• Making decisions based on annual review reports
• Liaising with schools and other professionals and parents

If you are interested in the role, we would love to hear from you! Please apply to receive more information.