Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) Coordinator (Fixed Term)

This post is fixed term for 12 months or until the substantive post holder returns (whichever is soonest)

Hours: 37 hours per week.  You will be required to be at work for a total of 1480 hours per year. This will usually be completed on 200 days over a period of 40-41 weeks based around student term times. Holiday, including entitlement to Bank Holidays and Closure Days, will be taken outside this working time, unless by prior arrangement with your line manager

Salary: In the range of £19,135-£21,178 per annum pro-rata, actual salary in the range of £17,179.13-£18,983.68 per annum (Dependent on skills, experience and qualifications)

Reporting to: Assistant Principal, School of Academic & Vocational Support

Primary Location: All Sites.

Closing Date: Noon, Monday 14th June 2021

Interview Date: Monday 21st June 2021

About Northampton College

Northampton College is proud, as the leading provider of further education in the South East Midlands region, to have been ranked, in the 2018/2019 National Achievement Rates Tables (NART), as 7th out of more than 200 colleges for 16 to 18-year old education and training.  As a College, who have been rated by Ofsted as ‘good’ with outstanding features, we are committed to developing the professional and technical skills of our students, who are the workforce and leaders of the future. 

The college has approximately 250 students with Education Health and Care plans, two thirds of which are integrated into mainstream study programmes across different vocational areas of the college.

The Team

The School of Academic & Vocational Support, services all learning support across the college.  The team comprises of specialist teachers, practitioners, and support staff, with diverse skills that work with curriculum teams to support students in their learning, inclusive of those with Special Educational Needs and Disability

The Role

The Education Health and Care Plan Coordinator, has administrative oversight of the college’s processes, for example the annual review of EHCPs, consultation processes, and responses to request for information from Local Authorities.  This is a predominantly administrative role, that helps ensure students receive the support that they need whilst at college.  

The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, abilities and qualities will include:

• Awareness of Education Health and Care plans

• Strong administration skills

• Strong customer service skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills

Rewards and Benefits include

• 35 days pro rata annual leave, comprising 24 personal days, pro rata (1 September – 31 August), including 8 bank holidays and 3 closure days. The College reserves the right to designate up to 3 closure days per holiday year **Holiday entitlement will be included in monthly pay to the value of 35 days per annum pro rata

• Discounts through membership of the NUS, ranging from Student Prime (Amazon), to eating out, fashion, beauty, entertainment, technology and travel

• Eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (a defined contribution scheme including an employer contribution rate of 18.6%)

• Access to continued professional development

• Free car parking

• Gym facilities

• 24 hours per day, 365 days per year Employee Support Helpline 

• Enhanced maternity/shared parental and paternity schemes

• Paid Compassionate Leave - up to five working days paid absence (in a rolling twelve-month period) on compassionate grounds in the event of bereavement or serious illness of a close relative) 

If you would like to be a part of our successful team please go to https://www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk/working-for-us.html for further details on how to apply. 

Job share will be considered for this post 

This post will require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check