Neurodiversity Support & Education Lead

Ministry of Justice; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Justice is seeking a Neurodiversity Support Manager to lead on prisoner neurodiversity needs across education, skills and work pathways. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders to implement a whole-system approach and ensure seamless support into the community and probation services.

The role emphasizes data-driven improvement, staff upskilling, and sensitive handling of information, with hybrid UK-based working and a non-operational remit.

Qualifications

• Experience in operating in a specialist neurodiversity role.
• Experience in Special Educational Needs/ALN.
• Knowledge of OFSTED/EIF and FE/Skills criteria.
• Teaching experience with accessible resources.
• Ability to develop partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in multi‑agency operational settings.

Responsibilities

• Improve quality of neurodiversity support and provision across education, skills and work channels.
• Develop and maintain neurodiversity strategy with HoESW, LSM and other stakeholders.
• Develop systems to ensure ESW delivery is appropriate for all cohorts; implement improvement plans.
• Collect and analyse local neurodiversity data; identify gaps and address them.
• Track progress of neurodivergent prisoners in education and work; address gaps.
• Case manage prisoners needing additional ESW access; ensure suitability and usefulness.
• Share neurodiversity-related information lawfully with relevant prison teams.
• Ensure needs of neurodivergent prisoners are considered for activities and reasonable adjustments.
• Raise awareness of neurodiversity within the prison; upskill staff for whole-prison approach.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to support release into the community.

Skills

Strong written communication

Verbal communication

Stakeholder engagement

Partnership development

Education

PGCE/Cert Ed or Level 5 Education & Training

Level 4 SEND/ALN qualification

Experience with neurodiversity support in custodial/settings

Tools

Microsoft Word/Excel/Project/PowerPoint

Job description

Ministry of Justice is seeking a Neurodiversity Support Manager to lead on prisoner neurodiversity needs across education, skills and work pathways. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders to implement a whole-system approach and ensure seamless support into the community and probation services.

The role emphasizes data-driven improvement, staff upskilling, and sensitive handling of information, with hybrid UK-based working and a non-operational remit.