Job Description

Join a supportive team based in our hubs at Sturminster Newton and Blandford, where relationships and collaboration are central to how we work. You'll benefit from a competitive pay and leave package, flexible hybrid working, and strong professional development opportunities within Dorset's Locality Model. We're committed to helping you grow your skills and experience in a role that makes a real difference to children and young people.

What you will be doing

You'll take the lead on a varied caseload, managing all aspects of SEND casework for children and young people up to the age of 25. This includes drafting and finalising Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), overseeing reviews, and ensuring statutory processes are met.


Working alongside SEND specialists, caseworkers, family workers and educational psychologists, you'll also build strong links with social care, inclusion and early help colleagues. Maintaining accurate records, managing complex cases and putting children and families at the centre of your work will all be key parts of your day.

About you

you'll be motivated, organised and able to manage a complex caseload you'll have experience working with children and young people with SEND you'll be skilled at prioritising competing demands and meeting deadlines you'll value open, transparent customer service, keeping families well informed you'll be a confident communicator who can listen carefully and challenge constructively you'll enjoy working as part of a team, sharing knowledge and supporting others


For an informal discussion about this role please contact: Christian Newby, Team Manager - Learning & Belonging (SEND) North Locality:
christian.newby@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk 01305224447
For full details, please see the job description. This role involves regular travel across Dorset, so access to a suitable vehicle is essential, along with a current DBS check.

This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.



This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders.



See our policy on safeguarding children and young people.



See our adult safeguarding policy.