EHCP Casework Officer
| Posting date: | 29 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £240.0 to £300.0 per day |
| Additional salary information: | £250-£280 per day |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 August 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6AJ |
| Remote working: | Fully remote |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 4680688_1753734359 |
Summary
HAYS are delighted to be working with one of our local authority clients to recruit multiple Educational Health Care Plan Officers on an interim basis to cover a permanent recruitment campaign. My client is committed to providing exceptional support to children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), and they collaborate with schools, colleges, health services, and other agencies to ensure timely and effective support. The successful candidates will plan, coordinate, facilitate, and support the delivery of statutory SEND functions in line with the Children & Families Act 2014 and the SEND Code of Practice 2015. You will lead and coordinate Education Health and Care assessments, reviews, and planning processes for children and young people aged 16-25.
These roles are paying between £250-£280 per day and the successful candidates will work remotely.
The key responsibilities of this role are:
- Manage a caseload across all areas of statutory SEN and complete associated tasks.
- Act as a named keyworker for parents, young people, and professionals.
- Use person-centred approaches to engage with parents, carers, children, and young people.
- Draft high-quality Education Health and Care (EHC) plans adhering to statutory requirements.
- Conduct meetings with families and other agencies as required.
- Coordinate and present cases to relevant panels.
- Maintain and update casework files, both electronic and paper-based.
- Attend annual review meetings as a Local Authority representative.
- Provide verbal advice on pupils' entitlement to travel assistance.
- Support in the preparation of SEN Tribunal appeals.
- Ensure all written correspondence and documents are accurate and well-structured.
In order to be successful in this role, you will have:
- Significant experience as an EHCP Caseworker, ideally working with children and young people aged 16-25.
- Specific training in SEND legislation and practices.
- Knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice, Children & Families Act 2014, and relevant statutory requirements.
- Excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills. Ability to work collaboratively with a range of professionals and stakeholders.
PLEASE NOTE: The successful candidate will be required to go through an Enhanced DBS process and must be able to speak fluent English.
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