Job Description

Directorate: Children and Families

Section: Early Years Inclusive Learning Service

Location: Special Education Needs Support Service

Grade: Level 5

Actual Salary: 13,829 - 14,979

Hours: 20 - Part Time

This advert is open to both Internal and External applicants.

We are looking for a professional, adaptable and positive new SEND Casework Officer for our fantastic team.

Your role will be office-based, and you will be dealing with the referrals to our service for children under 5 who have been identified as having additional needs.

You will be confident in liaising with a range of professionals in ensuring that we have all the information that we need to ensure that children can make the best possible start to their learning journeys.

You will contribute towards planning and delivering the monthly Early Years Forum and new referrals meetings.

You will be able to manage the caseloads using a database and be confident in collecting and presenting data to ensure that we are able to run the service in the most efficient way to meet the needs of our children.

The Early Years Forum is now expanding to include children who attend schools, and you will be part of the team that will ensure that this expansion will go as smoothly as possible.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority. If this happens you will be advised accordingly.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this - we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together.

To Apply - please visit our website https://webrecruitment.stoke.gov.uk/wrl/ If you have any queries or want an application form in another format, please email or call us on 01782 238189.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 13,829.00-14,979.00 per year

Expected hours: 20 per week

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 23/07/2025
Reference ID: 0000024735