SEND Casework Assistant

We have an exciting opportunity available for a SEND Casework Assistant to join our supportive SEND team here at Wokingham Borough Council, on a full time, permanent basis. As the SEND Casework Assistant, you will play a key role in providing casework support to the SEND Team, enabling the front-line service to function efficiently and meet its statutory obligations in accordance with the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice 2015 and other related legislation, government guidelines and local policy. This role will prioritise the statutory processes for vulnerable children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans, ensuring appropriate provision is identified without delays.,

• Act as the first point of contact for all general SEND calls, dealing effectively with enquiries wherever possible, or referring to the relevant officer as required.
• Provide administrative support to the SEND team, primarily the SEND Case Officers
• Plan, organise and supervise allocated activities within procedural and regulatory framework
• Ensure individual care plans are implemented, and the personal and health care needs of service users are met, working within guidelines and procedures, and record service user progress.
• Liaise with carers, relatives, colleagues and other agencies to ensure good communication and service to users
  
  Understanding of SEN legislation and procedures
• Minimum of 5 GCSE's or equivalent
• Good IT skills, including word processing skills in Microsoft Office, and in database systems
• Understanding of schools as learning environments and roles and responsibilities of a LA
• Ability to write detailed and complex reports independently utilising information provided by both internal and external colleagues
  
  Wokingham Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.
We're home to a range of high performing schools, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. The borough has a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life., Our Children's services When Children's Services get involved in the life of a child, our priority is to make sure our social workers have the support, time, and resources they need to provide an excellent quality of service - the kind of service we ourselves would wish to receive. We're committed to social workers having case loads that give them time to focus on relationship-based practice and we're growing our workforce to reflect this. We want to maintain an environment where practice can flourish and we offer:
• Good quality supervision
• A wide range of training and development opportunities
• A visible and responsive leadership team
We've adopted Signs of Safety as our practice framework. This is a strength based and safety-focused approach which prioritises direct work and relationships with the child and their network. Our commitment to this includes training staff at all levels in Children's Services. We also use this strengths based approach in the support and line management of our staff. https://wokinghamjobs.jgp.co.uk/ Careers in adult social care Adult Social Care makes a positive impact on so many lives. Working in social care is a fulfilling job that transforms lives for the better. With your help, people will have the ongoing support they need to live their lives to the full and help continue to deliver our outstanding services Roles are varied and every day is different. Working in adult social care will give you a huge sense of pride and satisfaction at the end of every working day. You won't find a more rewarding job.

Not only is this an excellent opportunity, but it's a fantastic time to join our team. You will receive an extensive range of employee benefits including: A generous annual leave entitlement of 28 days (rising to 33 days after 5 years continued local government service), plus Bank Holidays An excellent local government pension scheme An employee assistance programme including 24/7 wellbeing helpline A range of local & lifestyle discounts Use of a free onsite gym (located at Shute End office) Salary sacrifice car & cycle to work schemes And much more!,
• Excellent pension benefits
• Flexible working hours
• Annual leave - starting at 26 days (plus bank holidays dependent on grade and working hours)
• Training and support
• Free eye tests
• Free gym access
• Free advice and counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Relocation package worth up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility
• Employment referral scheme of £1000 for successful candidates (subject to eligibility)
• We pay professional registration fees for Social Workers and Occupational Therapists
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