Transition Officer (Post 16)

at  Medway Council

TRANSITION OFFICER (POST 16)

Employer: Medway Council
Salary: Range 4 (£29,793- £35,410) per annum
Location: Mobile - Works from our Children and Family Hubs in Medway
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week.
DBS Check: Enhanced
Closing Date: 11/10/2024 at 23:59
Reference: REC3301LVR
Medway’s Education and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Division is committed to support all children and young people to learn and grow and to achieve their potential in education. The Education and SEND Division covers a wide scope of services, including school admissions, place planning, Medway Test, school transport, capital developments, high-needs funding and support for pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans, early years funding and sufficiency, school improvement and effectiveness, inclusion and attendance. The Government’s ambitions for the provision of quality education and improvement plans for the SEND and Alternative Provision system are important strategic drivers for our vision for these services.
The Education and SEND Division is seeking highly driven and experienced professionals to join these teams at an exciting time of change within this sector. Successful candidates will join a supportive network of professionals within the Division and across the wider People Directorate and Council. They will have the opportunity to contribute our journey of improvement and shape our service delivery to children, young people and families and Medway. They will gain knowledge and experience from highly skilled team members but will also be given the opportunity to showcase their own skills and knowledge. They will be expected to work in partnership with providers, other agencies and strategic networks.
As Transition Officer, you will act as the named officer for specific schools, children/young people and
parent/carers, providing advice about the statutory procedures, including Education, Health and Care (EHC) assessments and the Medway framework for applying these.
You will coordinate the professional input to the EHCP assessments, including supporting organisation of multiagency advice. This role requires you to work closely with the EHCP Writer to produce high-quality EHC Plans and to hold effective coproduction meetings with parents and carers, young people and partner agencies.
You will work in partnership with various providers and stakeholders (internal and external), including parents and carers, to maintain positive and effective relationships to ensure high-quality service delivery to clients.
You will be expected to utilise your skills and knowledge in relation to partnership working, caseload management, understanding of SEND and Education practice, business planning, and evaluation of data to provide excellent inclusive education practice within your area.

Please refer the Job description for details