Job Description

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Internal Applicants Only

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Leicestershire County Council Glenfield LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Fixed Location Worker

Salary: \xc2\xa341.208 - \xc2\xa345.054

Working Hours: 37

Contract Type: Fixed Term for Maternity Cover

Closing Date: 3rd January 2024

Interview Date(s): 11th January 2024

About the Role

SENA is a busy team and have currently moved into 3 teams consisting of Assessments, Annual reviews and Placements. At this time we also have a Mediations and Appeals team that support across the service.

The SENA Senior Case Manager is an experienced SENA officer playing a key role within teams to support high quality service delivery.

You will use your expertise and advanced skills to support a busy team with the delivery of consistently high-quality services to children and families in line with the policies and procedures of the Department and within regulatory and statutory guidelines.

The Senior Case Manager will support a complex and fast working team on a daily basis, as well as manage a complex case load.

You will need to be confident to deputise for the Team Manager in chairing meetings to be able to resolve problems and be adept at utilising the systems that we use within SENA.

You will assist the SENA Team Manager in providing high quality advice and guidance to colleagues and partners, and support with supervisions of SENA colleagues in the team.

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

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About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Recent and relevant experience in the Special Education Needs context
• Experience of applying a person-centred approach to case work within SEND
• Extensive knowledge of relevant SENA processes and how these can be integrated into service delivery to enhance outcomes for children.
• Advanced skills in communication, both written and verbal, with children, young people, parents/carers, colleagues and other professionals and the ability to present information in formal settings such as person-centred planning meetings, annual reviews, mediations and tribunal proceedings.
• The ability to prioritise and work flexibly using initiative to manage competing demands, meet deadlines and work effectively as part of a team
• The ability to use information technology applications e.g., Microsoft Outlook, Word and database applications as relevant to the department
• To ability to work within a team setting, providing advice, consultation, coaching and support which contributes to a culture of continuous improvement

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities, and the ability to apply this to all situations.

In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual\'s personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact

Olivia Dale - Service Manager SEN Assessment & Commissioning

Telephone: 01163050287

Email:

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the \'About You\' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on \'Apply Now\'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the \'About You\' section above. For more information, see the section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Employee Service Centre: .

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About Us:

About Leicestershire County Council

Leicestershire County Council is a and organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the . We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development.

Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.

For further information on what it\'s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

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