Assistant SEND Case Officer (BSO)

Job Qualification Form

The Basics

Company:

Hounslow

Contact name, title & number:

 Tracy Winwood – SEND Service Manager

Vacancy job title:

SEND Business Support Officer

Level of DBS Required and any barred list

Enhanced

Day rates / Salary / benefits:

£210 pay

£231 Charge

Has to be 10% which mirrors the addeco rates

Framework Vs Direct rates/ budget sign off:  

Direct

Length of contract: Budget sign off for full duration

Initial 6 Months for the BSO/ Assistant Role

Location:

Is remote working an option?? Start date & IT Equipment

1 Days on site

Very fancy office, couple of years old building. Purpose built, then covid happened before it opened, is open now and look to make sure people come in.

In your absence who would be the secondary point of contact/decision maker in the recruitment process: (Name, job title, contact number/e-mail)

n/a

Reason for hiring:

What impact will this person have on the community and to your organisation?

Increase in work– help the SEND Officers

Direct Line Manager, Name, job title, contact number:

(Ensure you also qualify the role with the direct line manager if you aren’t already)

Tracy

Exclusivity:

Atm - yes

Need

Essential / Desirable Skills and Experience (any flexibility?)

Essentials:

• SEND
• Being organised
• Computer experience – not looking for someone that needs their hand held doing the basic etc

Desirables:

• Capita experience

Day to Day Responsibilities (Operational or Strategic) – Who do they report into?

• Supporting the SEND Service
• Imputing data
• Helping the officers

3 Most Important Things (skills / attributes/ qualifications you can’t compromise on)

• SEND knowledge, organised and being good on computers

How long have you been looking? (What is the impact of not hiring? why do you believe you’ve been unsuccessful so far? what skills were missing from previous applicants? Do you have any internal options?)

Right now

Candidate Background (Previous job titles/ sector experience/ Qualifications)

See above

DNA 5 – Confirm you have the following

Budget (enough for duration of contract, contract length, framework Vs direct)

Yes - Approved – happy to deal directly with us

Full qualification/understanding of the Role (inc. why, start date, MIT’s, requested exclusivity etc.)

Yes

Interview slots (booked in verbally over the phone and confirmed in ROE)

Interviews next week  

Follow up call scheduled (with DL/mobile & virtual meeting proposed)

Tracy going on holiday till the 7th - will come back to me on the 7th or 8th. looking at doing interviews from week commencing 13th

ROE email returned (confirmed by client with SDS/IR35 status)

Yes

Company Information

Team split/size/structure/culture

Projects (relevant current and future they may need to have involvement with)

Diversity and Inclusion

What is X councils’ approach to Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace?

How do you ensure equal opportunities for all and consistency during your hiring process?

Are there any current initiatives implemented to promote Diversity and inclusion?

How does your leadership team demonstrate their commitment to Diversity and Inclusion?

Final pitch

Any other jobs within their team/ any other managers within your discipline hiring/ anyone hiring across Social Care or Education? (Contact name and numbers)

Are they looking for a permanent replacement? (Pitch our retained offering)