SENAT Operational Lead

Our client, West Sussex County Council, is looking for an SENAT Operational Lead to join their team.

Location: County Hall, Chichester

Working pattern: Part time - 2 days per week

Working arrangement: Hybrid

The Special Educational Needs Assessment Team (SENAT) carries out the Local Authority's statutory duties to ensure that children and young people with special educational needs are identified and assessed.

The team manages the decisions and processes concerned with statutory education health and care needs assessment (EHCNA) process and where necessary secures special educational provision and placements through the issue, maintenance and review of an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

The team considers suitability of and, where appropriate, arranges the assessment, placement and allocation of resources for children, young people and young adults with special educational needs in accordance with the provisions of the Children and Families Act 2014 (Pt 3, SEN) and associated regulations including the SEN Code of Practice to ensure that the statutory assessment procedures are followed and proposed EHCPs are issued and reviewed within the timescales laid down by the regulations.

This will be achieved through direct work with parents, educational settings, young people, health, Social Care and other external customers and partnership organisations to establish the best ways to support learning for children and Young People (0-25).