SEND Review Officer

South Tyneside Council is looking for a passionate and highly motivated individual who is committed to improving outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

Our newly restructured SEND Assessment & Review Service plays a critical role in ensuring that children and young people with SEND receive appropriate support and services to meet their unique learning needs so that they can learn grow and achieve.

As a SEND Review Officer, you will be responsible for the statutory annual review process of Education Health & Care Plans to ensure that children and young people with SEND meet positive outcomes and are prepared for adulthood.

You will collaborate and liaise with young people, parents/carers, education, health, social care, and a wide range of service providers to ensure annual reviews are of the highest quality and are delivered in a timely and efficient manner.

It is essential you have experience and knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice; thorough knowledge of the Ofsted local area SEND inspection framework and effective use of specialist ICT packages.

You should have a degree in a relevant subject, significant SEND experience and have a high level of interpersonal and initiative skills.

You should also have successful relevant experience of working in SEND together with SEND casework experience, previous experience of working in Local Government, or other similar organisation.