Are you looking for a new challenge?
Can you make a difference for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)?
The City of York SEND Team are looking for a Case Worker for children and young people with SEND and their families.
The Case Worker role focuses on person-centred planning, co-production and outcomes to generate outstanding and effective Education Health and Care Plans to support children and young people with their education and preparing for adulthood.
This is a diverse and engaging role, carrying significant responsibility for progressing individual cases through the statutory process in collaboration with education colleagues and other agencies across health and social care.
Successful applicants will have experience of working with families, children and young people with SEND and have secure knowledge and expertise concerning legislation and statutory guidance relating to SEND. Applicants must be able to evidence highly developed communication and negotiating skills, diplomacy, sensitivity and tact and the postholder will need to work effectively with families in dispute with the Local Authority.
Working a very busy and demanding role, SEND Caseworkers must be able to re-prioritise workloads regularly and have a very high standard of organisational skills; be capable to working under their own initiative and work as an effective team member.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.
As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C1: Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously, almost effortlessly. Only a conceptually difficult subject can hinder a natural, smooth flow of language.
City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The Council is highly committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.
For further information or an informal discussion please contact
Lynne Johns lynne.johns@york.gov.uk
Closing date: Tuesday 18 June 2024 at 12 midnight
Interview date: Monday 27 June 2024