We’re looking for passionate and motivated individuals to join our newly transformed district teams.  We have a hybrid approach to work to assist your work life balance, with a mixture of office and remote working.

We have vacancies in

Lichfield x1 Full TimeCannock x1 Full TimeMain Responsibilities
As a SEND keyworker, you will:

be supporting the Family Practitioner Leads to carry out the Local Authority’s SEND duties in relation to co-ordinating EHC Assessmentsproducing EHC Plans and carrying out annual reviewswork closely with our children and young people with special educational needs and disability and their families as well as a range of qualified professionals in education, health and social care.develop collaborative and respectful relationships, promoting choice and independence and improve outcomesensure that education, health, and care plans comply with legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements in addition to the policies, standards and procedures of the authority.The Ideal Candidate
It’s a fast-paced role so you’ll:

 need to be able to manage your own caseload independently and as part of the team.  need excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as knowledge of the SEND legislation be able to reflect on practice and improve as a result. “We’re happy to talk flexible working” 

If you’re unsure whether your skills match the role however, you can contact this with Amy Challinor, Family Practitioner Lead at  amy.challinor@staffordshire.gov.uk  or Jane Wilshaw-Rhead, SEND and Education Lichfield/Cannock  at jane.wilshaw-rhead@staffordshire.gov.uk  

Interviews will be held on w/c 31st March or w/c 7th April

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. 

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. 

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. 

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.