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SEND Assessment and Review Assistant

Royal Borough of Greenwich

• Greenwich, South East London
• £31,524-32,931 per year
• Contract
• Full-time
• 9 hours ago

6 months Fixed Term Contract/Secondment Opportunity

Assessment & Review Assistant - Scale 5

The Royal Greenwich SEND Assessment and Review Service is a busy, vibrant and diverse service, committed to supporting children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans, their families, schools and partners. Like many other local authorities we are experiencing greater demand in all areas and the number of Education, Health and Care Plans we maintain has increased significantly.

We are excited that we are able to grow our service to meet this demand and ensure that we continue to strive to provide the best for Royal Greenwich children, young people and their families.

• Passionate about supporting and working with children, young people and their families
• Energetic, enthusiastic and wanting a new challenge
• An exceptional communicator
• A committed team player who strives to do their best

We are looking for a number of individuals with excellent communication skills who will act as the first point of contact for young people, families and partners. You will be experienced in using a range of computer software including databases, with good administration skills. You will be able to respond to complex enquiries, manage timescales, keep accurate records and work collaboratively with children, young people, families and partners.

Closing Date: 13th June

Interview Date: Friday 20th June

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Samantha Jinks; 020 8921 4765

If you require any assistance in viewing or accessing this opportunity, please contact or call 020-8921-8977

Safer recruitment: Royal Borough of Greenwich is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any roles which involve working with children, young people or vulnerable adults, or roles in which the duties will involve access to sensitive information relating to children, young people or vulnerable adults, the Royal Borough will take up references prior to interview. You should provide details of referees including your current and previous employers, covering the last 5 years. Candidates can request for us not to send a reference request to their current employer prior to interview by emailing us.

As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, a full employment history is also required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment. Unless otherwise stated, a Basic DBS check will be undertaken as part of the pre-employment checks for successful candidates.

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

DBS: This role requires an Enhanced DBS. (This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974).

Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/registration.

At the Royal Borough of Greenwich we believe children should enjoy their childhoods, and we are determined to apply child-centred best practice in everything that we do.

We have opportunities for Social Workers to join our Permanence and Safeguarding Service, including our MASH team (Multi- Agency and Safeguarding Hub).

Royal Greenwich is proud to signal our commitment to a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace.

Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe. Royal Greenwich proudly supports this.

This award rewards the work London-based employers are doing to make their workplaces healthier, happier and more productive.

• Passionate about supporting and working with children, young people and their families
• Energetic, enthusiastic and wanting a new challenge
• An exceptional communicator
• A committed team player who strives to do their best
We are looking for a number of individuals with excellent communication skills who will act as the first point of contact for young people, families and partners. You will be experienced in using a range of computer software including databases, with good administration skills. You will be able to respond to complex enquiries, manage timescales, keep accurate records and work collaboratively with children, young people, families and partners.

Safer recruitment: Royal Borough of Greenwich is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any roles which involve working with children, young people or vulnerable adults, or roles in which the duties will involve access to sensitive information relating to children, young people or vulnerable adults, the Royal Borough will take up references prior to interview. You should provide details of referees including your current and previous employers, covering the last 5 years. Candidates can request for us not to send a reference request to their current employer prior to interview by emailing us at recruitment@royalgreenwich.gov.uk. As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, a full employment history is also required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment. Unless otherwise stated, a Basic DBS check will be undertaken as part of the pre-employment checks for successful candidates. Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received. DBS: This role requires an Enhanced DBS. (This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act,1974). Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment. How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application. Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this to help you calculate a pro rata salary. Our Staff Values: are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration. Related information Please read any attached documents before applying for this job File size: 349.49 KB File size: 62.39 KB File size: 55.41 KB File size: 292.83 KB External link External link External link At the Royal Borough of Greenwich we believe children should enjoy their childhoods, and we are determined to apply child-centred best practice in everything that we do. We have opportunities for Social Workers to join our Permanence and Safeguarding Service, including our MASH team (Multi- Agency and Safeguarding Hub). Social Work - Health & Adult Services Our people are important to us. We believe in a 21st century adult health and social care that makes the best use of people's strengths and resources to ensure our residents, and our workforce, thrive. Royal Greenwich is proud to signal our commitment to a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe. Royal Greenwich proudly supports this. This award rewards the work London-based employers are doing to make their workplaces healthier, happier and more productive. Royal Borough of Greenwich