SEND Placement Planning Officer

SEND Placement Planning Officer

THIS IS A CATEGORY "E" POST.
Please note that in all cases written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers BEFORE the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise

Ref:

CES524(e)

Full time

£28,371 - £31,099 per annum

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Newcastle Council’s SEND team to support the planning process for educational placements for children and young people with SEND.

Two new posts have been created (fixed term for 1 year) to support the existing processes around consultations for mainstream, special school, and Additional Resourced Provision placements. Working closely with colleagues in various SEND services, you will plan, manage, and coordinate all educational placement consultations for children and young people with and Education, Health, and Care Plan. Ensuring accurate data collection and recording, you will support short- and longer-term capacity planning in specialist provision.

Please watch this short video to find out more about working in Newcastle SEND service:

https://biteable.com/watch/3795058/6ef188770e34e9a788fda775d9dabb1f

We are looking for people who can develop, implement, and prove working practices as well as build strong relationships with colleagues.

You will work closely with schools to ensure consistency of approach across the city, raising challenge where appropriate, ensuring that the legal requirements of the SEND Code of Practice are met.

You will use your excellent communication and organisational skills, along with your knowledge and experience to ensure a joined up and informed approach to your work. A collaborative approach to working is key. You will have a commitment to accuracy and managing strict statutory timescales as well as sharing good practice, learning points and ideas with colleagues.

Newcastle City Council offers the opportunity to work in a vibrant city within proactive and committed services with a genuine focus on establishing services and processes which support positive outcomes for the residents of Newcastle.

As an employee of Newcastle City Council, you will access a flexible working scheme, can work from home as appropriate, as well as accessing annual leave and the Local Government Pension Scheme.

As part of the SEND service, you will join a positive, supportive and committed service, and will be a valued member where ideas and suggestions to continuously improve are shared and welcomed as part of a continual commitment to improvement.

If you would like any further information on this role, please email linda.steel@newcastle.gov.uk

As this post involves working with children, vulnerable adults or dealing with sensitive information, written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers before the final selection stage, even if you indicate otherwise.

We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful, we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.

Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk, select 'Apply Now' and complete our online application form.

Fixed Term

Closing date:

28 March 2023