SEND Assessment and Monitoring Officer – Tribunals

SEND Assessment and Monitoring Officer – Tribunals
Location: South Tyneside
Working Arrangement: Fully Remote
Contract: Full Time – 37 hours per week
Rate: £400 per day

Pertemps is recruiting an experienced SEND Assessment and Monitoring Officer – Tribunals to support a local authority in South Tyneside. This is a fully remote role, offering an excellent opportunity to work on complex tribunal and mediation cases within SEND services.

The Role:
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing tribunal-related casework, preparing high-quality documentation, and representing the Local Authority at SEND tribunals. You will also support complaint responses and mediation activity, working closely with internal teams and external partners.
Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare all documentation and evidence for SEND tribunals
• Manage and progress tribunal casework, liaising with internal teams to gather information
• Represent the Local Authority at tribunals
• Respond to corporate complaints
• Carry out mediations where required

Essential Requirements:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent, or holding a relevant professional qualification (e.g. Social Work, Teaching, Law)
• Strong experience of the Education, Health and Care (EHC) assessment and annual review process
• Experience working with families and professionals across education, social care, and health
• Proven experience responding to complaints
• Ability to write clear, detailed reports compiled from multiple information sources
• Experience of effective partnership and multi-agency working
• Ability to manage conflicting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Enhanced DBS clearance
• Full current driving licence or access to suitable mobility support
• Sufficient mobility to work across the borough when required

Why work through Pertemps?
By applying through Pertemps, you’ll benefit from:

• A dedicated consultant with access to roles nationwide and available whenever you need support
• A simple online registration process
• Attractive referral schemes and incentives
• Ongoing compliance fully managed for you
• Prompt and reliable payroll
• …and much more!

📞 To discuss this role in more detail, please contact Freya Joseph on 07471 306880 or email Freya.joseph@pprsocialcare.co.uk.