SEND Review Officer
Hertfordshire County CouncilHemel Hempstead, East of England
Overview
This is a local council role (full time) with Hertfordshire County Council based in Hemel Hempstead. The advertised salary is £28,608 to £32,046 per year. Applications close on 13 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Job Title: SEND Review Officer
Starting Salary: £28,608 progressing to £32,046 pa
Location: Apsley, Hemel Hempstead
Hours: 37 per week
Contract: Permanent
Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do.
We continue to strive to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
Join our growing team of passionate professionals who share a commitment to making a real difference.
About the teams
We have the below current vacancies within our SEND Teams. You'll be asked to select your preference on your application:
- School Age Mainstream (Based at Hemel Hempstead): responsible for children and young people age 5 – 19 with an EHCP who attend a mainstream school
- School Age Mainstream (Stevenage): responsible for children and young people age 5 – 19 with an EHCP who attend a mainstream school
- School Age Special Schools (Based at Hemel Hempstead): Responsible for children and young people aged 5 to 19 with an EHCP who attend a special school.
- School Age Special Schools (Stevenage): Responsible for children and young people aged 5 to 19 with an EHCP who attend a special school.
- Early Years SEND (Hemel Hempstead) - responsible for children age 0-5 (up to and including reception year) with an EHCP
As a SEND Review Officer, you’ll play a vital role in supporting the review process for Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans. This is a process-driven role, requiring strong attention to detail and organisational skills. You’ll record annual reviews, update plans where amendments are required, and ensure accurate case management within statutory timelines. While you’ll communicate with professionals and occasionally parents/carers, these conversations are focused on gathering information and supporting statutory processes rather than direct work with children or young people.
- Recording annual reviews and updating EHC plans where changes are needed.
- Communicating with professionals to gather outstanding information.
- Inputting and maintaining accurate and comprehensive database records.
- Supporting effective case management and integrated working practices.
- Understanding of the SEND Code of Practice and the Children and Families Act 2014, with the ability to interpret and apply this guidance effectively in practice.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Ability to manage deadlines and work under pressure in a busy environment
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent written skills to support accurate case recording and contribute to quality EHC plans
Desirable
- Experience of working with children, families, or professionals in education, health, or care settings OR transferable skills/lived experience relevant to SEND
We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.
This job role is within the Health and Social Care Family, level HSC7 job profile. Please locate this via: Job profiles - Health and social care
Grow with the Hertfordshire SEND Academy
We’re proud winners of the 2025 Children & Young People Now Workforce Development Award recognising our commitment to professional growth.
You’ll receive training to prepare you for your role via our award-winning Hertfordshire SEND Academy, along with a generous pay and benefits package.
Office-Based Working Expectations During Your Induction
For the first four months of employment, all new staff are expected to work from the office full-time, five days a week. This ensures full participation in the induction programme, including training and casework activities essential for successful completion of probation. Following the induction, consideration of hybrid working arrangements will be discussed - typically, this involves working from the office two days per week, with the remaining three days spent working remotely, including school meetings, visits, and other duties.
Do rewarding work that really matters
Your role will support children and young people with SEND to access education and support. The work is highly process‑driven, involving interaction with parents and professionals, but little or no direct work with children and young people. The work can be challenging, but is also very rewarding.
Join our team as we strive for better outcomes for children and young people with SEND and their families by continuing to improve the effectiveness and reach of our statutory SEND services.
Benefits of working for us
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
We are changing
Hertfordshire County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), creating a unique opportunity to help shape the future of local services. To find out more, visit https://www.hertfordshire-lgr.co.uk/
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.
How this role compares
We hold 67 council vacancies in East of England that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £40,234. This role pays less than about 88% of them.
There are 3,980 council roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 216 of them in East of England.
You have 23 days left to apply. Council adverts we hold typically run for around 28 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
Hertfordshire County Council has 31 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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