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SEND Placement Officer
- Location Bristol
- Job type Contract
- Salary £200 - 204 per day
- Discipline Local Government
- Reference BR12-8260019776
We are working with a Local Authority in the South West who are seeking an experienced SEND Placements Officer to join their SEND team due to an increase in their service demand.
Location: South West
Set-up: Hybrid – the role can mostly completed on a remote working basis but candidates must be able to attend site at request and for induction
Rate: £200 per day via umbrella inside IR35
Duration: Initially 3-months
Hours: Part-time position, 22. 5 hours per week
Responsibilities include:
- To carry out the process for specialist educational placements for all learners with Special Educational Needs aged 4-25 years of age who have an Education Health and Care Plan that requires additional resourcing within the higher block allocation
- To support transition planning arrangements with relevant partners into appropriate services, in accordance with the local authority transition protocol
- Ensure that systems are in place for efficient record keeping and tracking of all learners with SEND where brokerage/ commissioning is required and who are within specialist placements either locally or out of area
Requirements:
- Local government experience required for initial shortlisting, then thereafter at the clients discretion
- Previous experience of co-ordinating processes for placements of learners with SEND following initial assessments and reviews
- Enhanced DBS
At Venn Group, we endeavour to respond to all applications However due to the volume of applications we receive, if you have not heard from us within 48 hours please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion