Senior Tribunals Officer

Location - Kent

Day Rate - £400 Umbrella

Full Time - Interim Position

Reference - 7861094

Background

To provide a comprehensive, coordinated, and efficient response to the Special Educational
Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDT).

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to appeals to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDT),
  including the writing and preparation of the authority's response to SENDT appeals and responding to judicial orders, ensuring all judicial deadlines are met.
• Represent the Council at SENDT hearings.
• Support legal representatives with the management of appeals.
• Chair multi-agency meetings as part of case preparation. Take notes and follow up on actions to prepare cases.
• Manage data for the SENDT Team Manager on appeal trends to inform the unit’s Annual
  Business Plan and respond to ad hoc data requests.
• Keep accurate records of financial spend on specialist fees.
• To robustly maintain local authority databases including Synergy on a ‘live’ basis,ensuring all records are kept up to date and accurate ensuring that any errors are  corrected to ensure a high level of data quality.
• Such other duties appropriate to the grade of the post as may be assigned from time to time by the SEND Tribunals Team Manager.

Skills, Ability and Knowledge

• High order interpersonal skills to deal with governors, head teachers, parents, and other senior professional staff, including staff in partner agencies.
• Excellent communication skills of all types applied to a wide variety of needs and audiences.
• Enthusiasm and the ability to get jobs done.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise and work independently.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure of deadlines.
• Strong ICT skills.
• Knowledge of policy and legislation relating to children’s special educational needs and disability issues coupled with an understanding of schools’ needs and current trends in education.
• Knowledge of Data Protection, GDPR and confidentiality issues.

Qualifications and Experience

• Educated to degree level in Law or Education or equivalent qualification.
• Practical experience in a relevant field to include working with parents/carers and schools in challenging situations.
• Experience of a customer or service-user facing environment.
• Experience of managing conflicting priorities.

If you are interested in this role, please call 020 3641 9193 for further details or email your CV to apply@instajobsuk.com