No candidate will meet every single desired qualification / criteria. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
Salary: £27,166 - £27,820 ( Pro rata salary £20,897 - £21,400)
Contract Type: Permanent
Working hours: 37 hours per week
Working pattern : Monday to Thursday 7.5 hours / Friday 7 hours
Weeks per annum: 40 weeks (Term time, plus 2 weeks contract)
Location: Witney Campus
We are looking for a proactive EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan) Administrator with excellent organisational and IT skills to join our SEND Support Department at Witney Campus. You will play a key role in managing statutory EHCP processes, working collaboratively across the college and with external partners to ensure compliance with the SEND Code of Practice.
Key Responsibilities: - Lead and coordinate EHCP administration, consultations, and annual reviews in line with statutory deadlines.
- Liaise with SENCOs, Local Authorities, cross-college teams, and external professionals to ensure compliance.
- Maintain accurate SEND databases, documentation, and records, including updating and proofreading EHCP paperwork.
- Provide high-quality administrative and secretarial support, including minute taking and managing communications.
Essential Skills and Experience: - Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing deadlines.
- Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office and wider digital systems.
- Ability to handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
- Confident communication skills and a strong customer-focused approach.
Desirable Experience: - Experience working in SEND, education, or a related support environment.
- Knowledge of EHCP processes and the SEND Code of Practice.
- Experience liaising with Local Authorities and external professionals.
- Experience managing databases or reporting systems.
Why Work with us: Excellent benefits for our employees including generous pension and holiday schemes (with potential Christmas closure days), continued professional development, flexible working options, corporate gym membership, cycle/tech scheme and much more.
We kindly advise that prior applicants need not reapply. *Abingdon and Witney College reserve the right to close all applications before posted closing date. AWC values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all appointments are subject to satisfactory clearances including enhanced DBS checks.
Abingdon and Witney College are committed to safer recruitment practices. In addition to our pre-employment checks, we will conduct an online search. This includes checking Google main results feed as well as the 'News' and 'Images' tab. We will be checking for any publicly available information that suggests the applicant may not be suitable to work with children or young/vulnerable people or content that could potentially damage Abingdon and Witney College's reputation. This may include inappropriate posts, comments or images displaying evidence of offensive or inappropriate behaviour, jokes or language, discriminatory comments, inappropriate photos, drug or alcohol misuse.