Service care Solution are currently recruiting for a SEND Senior Tribunals Officer in Kent.
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated SEND Senior Tribunals Officer to join our Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) team. In this critical role, you will play a key part in ensuring the council’s response to Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDT) appeals is comprehensive, coordinated, and timely.
This is a remote position.
Pay rate - £314.15 PAYE / £400 Umbrella per day
Main Responsibilities
As a SEND Senior Tribunals Officer you will be responsible for:
- Draft and prepare Kent County Council’s response to SENDT appeals and judicial orders.
- Represent the local authority at tribunal hearings.
- Collaborate with legal teams and manage appeals effectively.
- Lead multi-agency meetings as part of tribunal case preparation.
- Track and report on appeal trends to inform strategic planning.
- Maintain accurate records of specialist spending and case data.
- Keep key databases, including Synergy, updated in real time.
- Support additional duties aligned with the team’s objectives.
Requirements:
- Educated to degree level in Law, Education, or a related field.
- Experienced in handling complex, sensitive matters with parents, carers, schools, and partner agencies.
- Skilled in communication, both written and verbal, across a wide range of audiences.
Working with Service Care Solutions comes with many benefits, including:
- A specialist consultant within an experience and dedicated recruitment team
- Excellent rates of pay
- Payroll services twice a week
If you are interested in the SEND Senior Tribunals Officer role or know of anyone who may be, please contact Emma at Service Care Solutions by email at emma.petricco@servicecare.org.uk
Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed!
