SEND Quality Assurance and Practice Development Officer

Role Responsibility

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional person to join the SEND Quality Assurance and Practice Development Service in the SEND Department of KCC as a part time (0,4 days /2 days per week) Quality Assurance and Practice Development Officer.

In this role you will support the SEND Quality Assurance and Practice Development Manager to ensure the SEND service is discharging the Local Authorities statutory duties and are fully compliant to the legislative framework in relation to the statutory EHC Needs assessment process.

You will preferably have a background in education and have experience in the Educational Health and Care Plan Needs assessment process although this is not absolutely essential. 

You will have is an eye for data and analysis and able to provide reports on patterns and trends which will support strategic planning, a desire for improving the quality of service, processes, and performance. 

You will also have a good knowledge of SEND Law and the legal framework of SEN legislation and its application to support our staff in the SEND Service to make improvements in their work by offering training based on the findings of the audits we do and feedback from our stakeholders. 

We are a small but friendly team looking forward to meeting you.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

For further information on this role please contact:

Debbie Edmonds (SEND Quality Assurance & Practice Development Manager)

03000 412535

debbie.edmonds@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.