Interim Senior Tribunal Officer

Job description

Interim Senior Tribnal Officer

Temporary (3 months), Fll Time

£33 per day mbrella

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Closing Date: 9th September 6

Essex Conty Concil (ECC) is one of the largest and most dynamic local athorities in the K, serving a poplation of million residents, and has a very sccessfl track record of delivering transformational change. ECC anticipated change was needed in the pblic sector and has worked to deliver better qality at lower cost. We have an ambitios transformation agenda - one with the scope to reach every part of the concil. We are changing the way we think, the way we work, and the ways in which we deliver or services. We are committed to becoming a place where individals, partners and commnities feel prod to play their role and geninely want to belong. We're immensely prod of or flexible working options.

Essex Conty Concil has embarked pon a programme of change for provision and services with the ambition to profondly improve the otcomes and life experience of children and yong people with Special Edcational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Or vision is for a SEND system which identifies and assesses need at an earlier stage and which provides appropriate and impactfl spport withot sch high dependence on Essex Conty Concil's stattory services. We have a responsibility to deliver effective services and spport in the most cost effective and impactfl way.

The Senior Tribnal Officer represents the Concil in SEND appeals and makes recommendations in other legal isses to redce the nmbers of SEND appeals. The post holder will ndertake complex casework and provide high level advice to SEN managers and other colleages in relation to complex stattory isses.

Extensive knowledge of SEN legislation, the Code of Practice and case law is reqired.

Accontabilities

Responsible for representing the Concil at SEN Tribnal hearings, preparing the case response (statement), negotiating and liaising with parents, schools and legal representatives and advising the Concil regarding the possible otcomes for the case.

Spport the SEN managers with complex casework inclding parental appeals to the Tribnal, Ombdsman cases and jdicial reviews.

Provide high qality advice, spport and training to Concil teams involved with SEND hearings, to enable effective resoltion over school and governing body responsibilities.

Spport links with other services and agencies to ensre a coordinated response on operational isses relating to areas of shared responsibility within the SEN framework.

Maintain crrent knowledge on changes to SEN stattory reqirements, collaborating with senior staff to highlight implications for practice and spport the effective implementation of the Concil's Policies and the SEN Action Plan.

Responsible for prodction and maintenance of gidance notes for SEN staff to deliver governor training programmes, training on stattory reqirements and on SEND appeal procedres, within the SEN framework.

Contribte to qality control mechanisms within SEN teams to spport qality assrance processes.

Work collaboratively across the Concil, to contribte to monitoring the costs of non-conty provision and taking action as appropriate.

Specific individal and shared targets and objectives are defined annally within the performance management framework.

The Experience Yo Will Bring

Edcated to RQF Level 3 (A level) or eqivalent by experience.

Evidence of contining professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area with recent relevant training in SEN isses and edcation legislation.

Experience of condcting SEN tribnal appeals and representing parties at tribnals.

Extensive knowledge of SEN legislation, the Code of Practice and case law.

Experience of providing qality advice to other senior managers in a complex organisation.

Experience of responding to ombdsman complaints and jdicial reviews.

Excellent commnication skills, both verbal and written with the ability to commnicate in a range of medims to a wide adience.

Why Essex? Essex Conty Concil has a location to be prod of. Or 1,3 sqare miles stretch from Constable Contry to the Thames Estary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the conty town, they form or major poplation centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for yor career. Read more abot s.

Essex Conty Concil is prod to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply nder or Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimm reqirements of the job. Please speak to or Recriters if yo reqire any reasonable adjstments dring the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimm reqirements of the role for which they are applying.

What yo shold do next

Please note that Essex Conty Concil has determined that the off-payroll working rles will apply to this assignment and where a worker elects to provide their services throgh an intermediary (sch as a personal services company) then income tax and primary national insrance contribtions will be dedcted at sorce from any payments made to the intermediary.

As part of employment with Essex Conty Concil (ECC) shold yor role reqire a DBS check yo will be reqired to register with the DBS pdate service. The DBS pdate service ensres all registered DBS certificates are kept p to date and allows athorised parties to view the stats of yor certificate. This is an annal sbscription, and yo will be responsible for ensring this is maintained. For frther information on the DBS pdate service please go to https://www.gov.k/dbs-pdate-service

Essex Conty Concil is committed to safegarding and promoting the welfare of children and vlnerable adlts, and expects all employees and volnteers to share this commitment.

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