SEND Officer

Be the Difference in Every Learner’s Journey
Join us as a SEND Officer and help shape brighter futures

As a SEND Officer, you'll play a vital role in ensuring young people with additional needs receive the support they need to thrive. This is a rewarding and dynamic role at the heart of our Inclusive Learning team — perfect for someone passionate about making a difference.

What you'll be doing:

• Coordinating EHCP consultations, working closely with Local Authorities, families, external agencies and professionals.

• Attending and leading EHCP Annual Reviews, so a sound knowledge of Education, Health and Care Plans is essential.

• Overseeing transitions into and out of college, liaising with schools and providers to ensure a smooth, well-planned experience for each learner.

• Creating and reviewing risk assessments, healthcare plans, behaviour support plans and Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans for learners with complex needs.

• Supporting and attending key support meetings, ensuring outcomes are recorded and the right support is actioned swiftly.

• Leading on effective communication across departments, cascading support plans to staff and ensuring consistent delivery across the college.

What you'll bring:

• A clear understanding of Safeguarding and working with vulnerable learners.

• Strong organisational and administrative skills — this is an office-based role requiring regular collaboration with our Inclusive Learning admin team.

• Confidence and professionalism when leading meetings with students, families and professionals.

• A calm, compassionate approach, with the ability to manage complex situations confidently.

If you’re a proactive problem-solver who’s ready to champion inclusive education, we’d love to hear from you.

Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

• Competitive salary and holiday entitlement 
• Access to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme (Inc. Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays)
• Access to cycle to work, car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
• Generous pension scheme - 18% employer contribution
• Being part of a company with a Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-Zero
• Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews
• My 10 Days initiative - bid for up-to 10 days off work to pursue voluntary work
• Being part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day 

Outstanding Ofsted Provider

East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.

As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.

It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.

If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.

We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability.

Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application. 

We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.

We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.