Education, Health and Care (EHC) Practitioner

We're seeking an exceptional Senior Education, Health and Care (EHC) Practitioner to join our dynamic and solution-focused Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Team. You'll be part of the EHC Specialist Teaching Team, supporting children with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities in schools, settings and the community. You'll join an experienced team, delivering educational provision directly to children and young people, working with a wide range of agencies and supporting settings and families through the EHCP review process as necessary. Interviews for this role will be held on 7 and 8 JanuaryMain Responsibility

• Deliver educational packages to children and young people with an EHCP in Milton Keynes who have moved to the area, where placements have broken down and when accessing schools or settings has become a challenge.
• Work with settings advising and modelling good practise for children and young people with EHCPs.
• Line manage other Practitioners and where required carry out senior responsibilities as directed by the Team Manager.
• Write about and support the delivery of provision and outcomes for children and young people with an EHCP.
• Maintain up to date and high quality records of information that inform wider agencies and professionals.
• Liaise, support and professionally challenge schools and settings across Milton Keynes to ensure they are fulfilling their educational responsibilities in line with the SEND Code of Practice.
• Work closely with other agencies and services in a collaborative and holistic way, sharing information and planning together, to meet the needs of children, young people and their families.
• Ensure that all safeguarding processes and procedures in Milton Keynes including children missing from education, children absent from school and children on part-time timetables are followed., Have a full UK driving license and access to a car is essential as you will be requested to travel to settings all over and outside of Milton Keynes. You will be required to provide evidence of your vehicle insurance with business use. This is required for any roles that requires the employee to travel to more than one place of work.
• Should you be offered the role, as part of the pre-employment checks an Enhanced DBS will be actioned for you (unless you are on the DBS Update Service).
  
  an experienced practitioner, who enjoys working with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
• a good team player and have a positive, resilient outlook with the child or young person at the centre.
• Experience in the use of Educational, Health and Care Plans and policy around these.
• Have excellent ICT skills, be confident in the use of MS Teams, PowerPoint, Word, LA programmes and other technologies that are supportive to children and young people with SEND.
• Possess a high level of interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with children, young people, families and professionals.
• Have a flexible approach to resolving challenging situations and conversations, and be able to maintain a calm and professional manner in a variety of environments.
• Have a particular interest in and experience of one or all age groups - Post 16, Secondary, Primary and Early Years.
• To produce materials and resources to engage children and young people in purposeful learning experiences.
  
  Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.
We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference. We're very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative. We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it's time for a new role. If you'd like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:
• Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
• Excellent pension - everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
• A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
• Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme - low-cost leasing of electric and low emission vehicles.
• Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.
Our roles are either designated 'site based' or 'home based'. 'Site based' roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst 'home based' roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.