EHC Casework Officer

Role Responsibility

About The Role
The Local Authority has clearly defined responsibilities for supporting children and young people aged 0–25 with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). As an EHC Casework Officer, you will manage a defined caseload within a geographical area, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, fully integrated services to children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families, in line with national legislation and statutory guidance.
What will you be doing?
We are recruiting to both our area-based School Age Teams and our county-wide Post-16 Team. Depending on your team, you will work closely with early years settings, schools, or Post-16 colleges and training providers. Your responsibilities will include:
Communicating regularly with education providers and partner professionals
Making minor amendments to EHCPs where appropriate
Identifying when more significant changes are required and seeking guidance from a senior officer
You will hold responsibility for a defined caseload, ensuring that Annual Reviews are planned, completed, and monitored within statutory timescales. This role requires frequent and effective communication with colleagues, education providers, and wider professionals to support positive outcomes.
This is a varied and challenging role, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to children and young people’s lives. You will be supported by an established and experienced senior leadership team and will have access to ongoing learning and development opportunities. Kent County Council is committed to continuous professional development within the service.
Location
We offer hybrid working; you will be based in your local office for 2-days per week working in a local office (Brook House, Whitstable, Kroner House, Ashford, Worrall House, Kings Hill and Gravesham Civic Centre), flexibly working from home throughout the rest of the week. There will also be times when you may need to attend meetings in educational settings, other organisations, and Local Authority premises across Kent.
Please indicate on your application if you would prefer a post within school aged team, and which would be your preferred area, or our Post 16 Team.
Start Date
July 2026
Interview Date
Interviews will be held week commencing 11 May 2026; interviews will be remote and will involve a written task. Due to the time constraints, we are unable to offer alternative dates.
About the Company
KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.
This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.

Contact Details

For more information about the role, please contact Maria Halford EHC Casework Manager at
maria.halford@kent.gov.uk
or telephone on 03000 418624

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.
Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.

Job Description & Person Specification

EHC Casework Officer JD.pdf