Performance & Quality Manager – EHC

Performance & Quality Manager – EHC

An exciting opportunity for a Performance & Quality Manager - EHC to join our SEN Team in Northamptonshire.

The role focuses on evaluating, preparing and presenting tribunal cases.

This is an exciting and varied role within a dynamic SEN Team who are looking for a capable, articulate and highly motivated individual with the ability to work against strict tribunal deadlines and to build strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Evaluating tribunal appeals and advising team manager on
  response.

• Taking instructions from SEN staff.

• Maintaining schedules of tribunal dates with strict accuracy

• Drafting response to tribunal appeals

• Representing the local authority at tribunal hearings

• Setting up and maintaining files

• Managing the disclosure of documents and preparing hearing
  bundles

• Assisting in the taking of witness statements

• Undertaking tribunal case management tasks such as telephone
  case hearings, collating documents, arranging and attending
  case meetings.

• Undertaking legal research

• Other general administrative duties to support case
  management

Skills and attributes

• Experience of working as a paralegal/ part-qualified Legal
  Executive in a special educational needs/educational
  environment.

• Good understanding of the relevant law

• Initiative and proactive approach

• Excellent written and verbal communication

• Ability to build effective working relationships across a diverse
  range of professionals

• Excellent organisational and administration skills

• Must be able to travel and have a drivers licence

Competitive salary for the right candidate together with long term career opportunities. Excellent benefits and pension scheme with opportunities for flexible working.

For further information please contact Paulette Wright on PVWright@childrenfirstnorthamptonshire.co.uk. To apply via email please click the Apply Now button.