Medical Needs Co-ordinator

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Alternative Education Service as a Medical Needs Co-ordinator supporting children and young people by commissioning high quality education for children who would otherwise not receive a full-time education.

The Medical Needs Service has responsibility for discharging the Local Authority's duties under Section 19 of the Children's Act and will work with pupils who are mostly on a school roll.

NCC Children's Services has a statutory duty to provide educational support to children unable to attend school for significant periods of time where they have been signed off school by a medical professional. In this post, you will have specific responsibility for supporting students who have Medical Needs that prevent them from accessing education.

You will have the opportunity to work alongside the manager as policies and procedures are embedded to ensure the Local Authority is meeting its statutory duties for both educational provision and the welfare of these pupils.

Your role will involve working across different teams when advocating for pupils' needs, and effective communication skills to develop existing relationships and partnerships will be an integral part of the role.

If you wish to discuss this post in more detail please contact Annette Walker, Alternative Education Service Manager.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
• Norfolk Rewards our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants pensions.
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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