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The starting salary for this position is £47,142 per annum based on a 36-hour working week.

This is a 12-month secondment opportunity. Please discuss with your current Line Manager before submitting your application.

We’re excited to be recruiting an EHCP Coordination Manager to join our fantastic SEND Service!

This role is open to hybrid working. As a team we split our time between working from home and collaborating together in the office, for a minimum of two days per week. We also aim for visits to schools and settings to take place on a regular basis, as we continue to build upon our collaborative working with schools.

Our Offer to You

26 days’ holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years’ service
Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
A generous local government salary related pension
Up to 5 days of carer’s leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents

About the Role

We’re looking for compassionate, knowledgeable, and proactive individuals who can build trusted relationships and communicate clearly. Our young people want adults who listen, explain things honestly, and keep them at the centre of every decision. Parents and carers value empathy, strong organisational skills, and a deep understanding of SEND legislation and diverse needs. Schools need consistent, accessible professionals who are experts in SEND and can guide them through the system with clarity and confidence. If you’re committed to collaboration, advocacy, and making things happen, we’d love to hear from you.

At Surrey County Council we are committed to ensuring that all children and young people with SEND receive an outstanding service, and we are well on our journey towards offering this. We encourage our SEND Services to work closely and collaboratively in affecting timely and purposeful casework that ensures the best possible outcomes for vulnerable children and young people. Relational and restorative working practices will underpin all our practice with stakeholders, partners, clients and customers.

In this role, you will work alongside the Area SEND Manager and other EHCP Coordination Managers to manage a busy Area SEND team which is primarily focussed on the statutory annual review process. You will directly line manage a sub-team of EHCP Coordination Officers, drawing on your knowledge of SEND and related legislation to advise on a range of complex casework. You will ensure that service delivery meets performance targets and that resources are used efficiently and effectively.

Using your experience of collaboration, you will work with colleagues, managers, schools and external agencies to ensure that the special educational needs of children with EHCPs are appropriately met. Bringing a strong customer focus to the team, you will ensure that parents, carers, children and young people are made fully aware of their rights to contribute to SEND processes.

As our EHCP Coordination Manager, you will be involved in the following key areas of responsibility:

Statutory aspects of Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCPs), EHCP writing, annual review management and securing special educational provision and placements
Promoting and ensuring your team’s proactive communications with customers
Direct line management of EHCP Coordination Officers and a SEND Officer
Providing advice on a range of casework through solution-focused approaches
Attending multi-agency discussion meetings
Using performance data to report progress

This is a challenging role but, by working in close collaboration with children’s Social Care, Health, parents/carers and families, as well as schools, your impact will help us to achieve the best outcomes for the children we support.

Your Application

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:

Detailed knowledge of SEN legislative framework and policy, with experience of SEN casework and statutory processes
Highly developed written skills, particularly in relation to report and letter writing, with the ability to summarise complex information
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop effective and collaborative working relationships
Proven track record of managing a range of responsibilities and co-ordinating service delivery in a multi-disciplinary environment, with excellent advocacy, time management and organisational skills
Competence in a range of IT tools including MS Office and database management systems

The role involves working in, and visiting, venues across the locality to build professional working relationships, therefore you will need to be willing and able to travel across the county as required.

To apply, we request that you submit a CV and you will be asked the following 4 questions:

What has motivated you to apply for this role?
Please describe your experience within SEND and statutory processes. How have you applied your knowledge of the SEND legislative framework to resolve complex issues in relation to children and young people?
Please tell us about a time you managed multiple responsibilities in a multi-disciplinary environment. How did you prioritise tasks and coordinate service delivery?
Please describe how you have used performance data to improve service delivery or report progress. What tools or systems did you use, and what impact did it have?

This advert closes at 23:59 on Monday 6th April 2026 with interviews planned to take place shortly after.

Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description and Our Life at Surrey Handbook to get an insight into working at Surrey.

Contact Us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. Please contact Ree Johnson via email at ree.johnson@surreycc.gov.uk

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

An enhanced DBS ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’ check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children’s and Adults’ Barred List checks will be required for this role.

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to two new unitary councils in April 2027. If you are employed by Surrey on 1st April 2027, your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of the new organisations, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities.

Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents! Please see more information here: Information for applicants on Local Government Reorganisation - Surrey County Council.

Our Commitment

We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum criteria, we guarantee you an interview.

Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we’re committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.

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