Sendiass Case Worker

We are pleased to be recruiting to a PW1 post, at 21 hours per week which covers Warwickshire SENDIASS.

This is a permanent (fixed term funded) position with funding for the service currently up until 30th June 2028.

You must have a car available for work with business use insurance.

Hours/days of work are usually 3 days over Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday 9.00 am - 4.30 pm though some flexibility may be agreed locally.

This post covers the whole of Warwickshire, though primarily the south of the county.

The service provides independent, impartial information, advice and support on matters relating to Special Educational needs and Disabilities. SENDIASS Caseworkers must be legally trained and able to provide accurate information relating to current legislation, to include the Children and Families Act 2014, SEN Code of Practice and Disability Discrimination Legislation. Please note - full training will be provided for this role.

The primary objectives of the PW1 post are to:

Work positively with the child/young person and parent/carer offering support, information and impartial advice by:

• Promoting web-based support
• Telephone/email support
• Support preparing for meetings, writing letters and reports
• Support at school, LA and other meetings both face to face and virtual
• Support at Tribunal
• Online/face to face delivery of 1 to 1 consultations/drop in sessions and facilitating groups for families and professionals

Understand and apply legislation and the SEN Code of Practice into everyday situations that children and young people are facing within and out of their educational setting.

Provide legally compliant clarity to children, young people, parents, carers and professionals relating to access to appropriate education provision.

Prepare young people and parents and carers for meetings involving the educational setting, attending where appropriate.

Actively promote the SENDIAS service to upskill professionals within educational, health and social care settings. This will be done by:

• Delivering workshops,
• Attending information and engagement events,
• Online promotion,
• Developing relationships with local statutory, community and voluntary organisations.

Ensure services delivered meet and ideally exceed IASS Minimum Standards.

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 30 June 2028 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible