Coventry is a vibrant and ambitious City where we value diversity.
The Statutory and Assessment and Review Service is committed to working with families and partners to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The service is responsible for a range of important statutory educational work within Coventry City Council.
We believe that all children regardless of any additional need or disability should be able to lead an ‘Ordinary Life’ where they have opportunities to achieve their full potential preparing them for successful transition to adulthood. We want to attract applicants who are passionate about supporting children and young people with special educational needs.
We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.
Our ValuesIn line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.
Our Values are:
Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.
What is the job role?We are looking to appoint a Casual Education, Health and Care Plan Coordinator to support the Statutory Assessment and Review Service in Coventry. The key responsibilities within this role are:
To develop person centred high quality Education, Health and Care Plans
To review Education, Health and Care Plans updating where appropriate
To liaise with families, young people and a range of agencies to ensure a joined up approach to statutory processes
This role will have responsibility for supporting a number of statutory duties within the Statutory Assessment and Review Service working across the 0-25 year age range.
Salary will be pro rata to the number of hours worked.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Who are we looking for?You will need to be highly literate with an excellent standard of English and well developed writing skills. An excellent communicator, able to prioritise work streams in a busy environment, able to work collaboratively with a range or stakeholders including families, children, young people, schools, colleges, health and social care.
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, person-centred professional. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate valuable experience of working in a similar role where you have shown you have demonstrated your commitment to children and young people with additional needs. You will have a good understanding of the 2014 SEND Reforms and the educational landscape.
If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you ?
Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
Are currently in care or have previously been in care
If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview date(s): 7th February 2025
About CoventryCoventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.
If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies
