Early Intervention Team Manager

London Borough of Bexley; Bexleyheath; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The London Borough of Bexley is seeking two experienced educational leaders to join the Early Intervention and Specialist Advice Service (EISAS). The role focuses on improving SEN support in schools and across settings, building capacity in line with Education and SEND reforms.

You will manage two professional teams, organise termly planning meetings with schools, advise on interventions, liaise with colleagues to coordinate services, and support data collection, SLAs and other organisational

Qualifications

• Qualified teacher or degree in a children-related field
• Significant experience in teaching or working with children and strong understanding of schools/Education incl. SEN
• Senior EP or Assistant Headteacher experience desirable
• Postgraduate or management qualification desired

Responsibilities

• Manage two professional teams within the service that support schools in Bexley; organise team meetings and performance management
• Organise and attend termly planning meetings with schools; ensure work is allocated and minutes distributed
• Advise schools in an advisory capacity
• Liaise with team members to plan interventions and prevent higher-threshold services
• Support implementation of Education and SEND reforms
• Assist Head of EISAS with coordinating SLAs with schools, data collection and analysis, and other tasks

Skills

Educational leadership

Team management

Stakeholder liaison

Organisational skills

Education

Qualified teacher or degree in children-related field

Postgraduate management qualification

Job description

About The Role

As part of our drive to improve services for vulnerable children and young people within the borough, Bexley has a multidisciplinary Early Intervention and Specialist Advice Service (EISAS), which works closely with schools identifying and supporting children with SEN or AEN, as well as supporting and training school SENCOS and other staff. The Early Intervention team is part of EISAS and includes professionals from a variety of disciplines in education including Educational Psychologists, Social Emotional and Mental Health Advisory Teachers, Early Intervention Team Social Workers, SEN Strategic Support Partners and AEN/SEN Support Partners. Staff work closely with schools but also undertake relevant work outside of school settings.

The focus of the teams is on early intervention to support SEND. Seeking to provide this support to education settings, children, young people and their families, where they require additional help to achieve successful educational and social outcomes. Providing support at an early stage will enable needs to be addressed and ensure that the numbers needing higher level services will reduce over time.

Following the introduction of the Education and SEND reforms we will be increasing capacity within this management team to ensure effective implementation. For this reason, we are seeking two candidates to join an already established and successful team to work collaboratively on this journey.

You will need to be a qualified teacher or hold a qualification to degree level in an area related to children. You will have significant experience either in teaching or working with children and a thorough understanding of schools and education - particularly in the field of SEN. Senior EP or Assistant Head teacher experience is desirable. You will also need to be highly organised. Ideally you would hold a postgraduate qualification in a related field or a management qualification.

This role is for a Fixed Term of 2 years.

The Role

• Management of two of the professional teams within the service that support schools in Bexley. This will include organising team meetings, day to day management of staff in the team as well as performance management.
• Organise and attend the termly planning meetings the team has with schools: to ensure work is allocated appropriately and that minutes are taken and distributed.

• To act in an advisory capacity to schools.
• To liaise closely with other team members to coherently plan interventions and prevent the need for higher threshold services arising in terms of learning and inclusion.
• To support the implementation of the Education and SEND reforms.
• To support the Head of Early Intervention and Specialist Advice Service in other tasks such as coordinating SLAs with schools, data collection and analysis and other organisational tasks.

Anticipated Interview date: w/c 26th October 2026

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

Benefits

We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, coaching and mentoring programmes, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.

About Us

Bexley is a vibrant and diverse outer London Borough nestled in the Thames Gateway between London and Kent which means it combines the perfect blend of city vibe and the tranquillity of Kent. It's got award-winning parks, open spaces, and heritage sites. The borough has excellent transport connections, including the Elizabeth Line and proximity to the M25. Bexley offers fantastic amenities such as libraries, leisure centres, and shopping areas. Our borough is also home to numerous primary and secondary schools, as well as further education institutions.

Our Offer to you

We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, coaching and mentoring programmes, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.

Recruitment Information

As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria.

This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here.