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Are you eager to land a brand new role? Our client, a busy local authority in Essex. Are looking for a Send Operations Assistant to join their organisation.

Job Role: Send Operations Assistant
Temporary or Permanent: Temporary
Possible End Date: 6 Months (Possibly Extension)
Number of Positions: 4
Location: Basildon, Harlow, Colchester and Chelmsford
Rate of Pay (Umbrella and Inside IR35): £18.59


Key Responsibilities:

• Receive, log and co-ordinate responses to incoming Section 23 and 24 notifications from Health Colleagues regarding children with SEND. Liaise with Senior Inclusion Partners to ensure effective monitoring, provision development and signposting systems are in place.
• Receive, log and co-ordinate all incoming post 16 requests for assessment, liaising with schools, settings and other key stakeholders including the Preparing for Adulthood Team.
• Support the preparation of papers for and co-ordination of the Annual Review process, ensuring that schools and settings are informed of who annual reviews should be held for during each academic term, and that appropriate people are invited to attend.
• Provide triage of all incoming contacts to the SEND Operations team, acting as the first contact for parents/carers, CYP, school settings and other partner agencies. 
• Provide administrative Support to SEND Operations Co-Ordinators by sending formal consultations to schools and settings as part of the Education Health Care (EHC) Assessment Process and co-ordinating responses.
• Receive, log and direct inward transfer notifications, liaising with SEND Operations Partners and SEND Operations Co-ordinators to ensure that statutory processes and timescales are fully complied with.
• Maintain tracking systems for all students who are at the point of phase transfer each year and provide support to SEND Operations Partners and SEND Operations Co-ordinators to ensure that statutory processes and timescales are fully complied with and that, where appropriate, Education Health Care Plans (EHCPs) are ceased in a timely manner.

Job Requirements:

• A minimum of two years’ relevant experience as a Send Operations Assistant or equivalent 
• Educated to RQF level 2 or equivalent by experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area
• Thorough working knowledge of SEND Code of Practice 2015

Please be advised that only candidates that have the specific skills and experiences required for this role will be shortlisted and submitted to our client for review. 

How to Apply:

If you are interested in applying, please press the button below, send your CV to tareeq.smith@temptingrecruitment.co.uk or contact Tareeq on 020 3854 4911 to discuss further.

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