SEND Tribunal Officer
SEND Tribunal Officer
About the role
Camden Council are seeking a highly organised and experienced SEND Tribunal, Disagreement Resolution, Complaints and Workforce Development Officer to join their team.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing leadership in tribunal and formal disagreements, preparing cases for tribunal, liaising with Legal Services, SEND services and multi-agency practitioners, representing the Local Authority in a legal environment, presenting Local Authority cases at SENDT and defending the appropriateness of the proposed service provision.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide leadership for tribunal and formal disagreements
- Ensure mediation and problem resolution is an active feature at an early stage in caseworkers engagement with families to reduce tribunal numbers
- Provide advice on and attend resolution meetings with parents and other practitioners in an attempt to settle disputed issues without the need for formal legal redress wherever possible
- Engage with schools and other agencies to develop an awareness and understanding of best practice in relation to assessment, planning and person-centred approaches
- Lead on the workforce development strategy by working with team managers to identify, manage and resolve any practice concerns
- Respond to all concerns raised via the SENDT process, and through formal, and informal, mediation and disagreement resolution meetings
- Act as a main point of contact for parents, carers or young people who lodge an appeal with SEND Tribunal or make a request for mediation/disagreement resolution as part of that process, as well as wider stakeholders such as schools, witnesses and legal representatives
Requirements
- Extensive experience in SEND Tribunal, Disagreement Resolution, Complaints and Workforce Development Officer role
- Excellent knowledge of SEND services and multi-agency practitioners
- Strong experience in preparing cases for tribunal, liaising with Legal Services, and representing Local Authority in a legal environment
Apply now
If you have the required skills and experience for this role, please apply with your CV
- Start: ASAP
- Duration: 3 months
- Rate: Up to £360 per day
- Location: Camden, England
- Type: Contract
- Industry: Other
- Recruiter: Service Care Solutions Ltd
- Contact: Jemma Molloy
- Tel: 01772 208964
- Fax: 01772 471473
- Email: to view click here
- Posted: 2024-04-23 14:40:34 -
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