SEND Tribunals Officer Full Time Temporary

SEND Tribunals Officer needed in Shrewsbury paying £17.82 per hr PAYE – Reference: RQ571702

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis

Responsibilities

• To prepare chronologies and any other necessary paperwork, arrange and chair conferences with witnesses and perform other duties in relation to First Tier Tribunals and Appeals.
• Prepare cases for tribunal, working directly with the Statutory Assessment Manager and with Legal Services, and appropriate SEND Team staff, and represent the Local Authority in a legal environment.
• Coordinate and collate information to support the Local Authority where there is dispute about special educational needs support arrangements.
• Ensure all documentation linked to SEN appeals is distributed appropriately and within specified time restraints.
• Present the Local Authority’s cases at the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal and defend appropriateness of the proposed service provision for an individual child/young person.
• Coordinate allocation and attendance processes linked to mediation and resolution of all disputes relating to the SEND tribunal process.

If you are interested in the role, please email your CV to verity@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

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