Practice Lead, SEND & Children with Disabilities — Spark Change

Liverpool City Council; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave (plus BH)

Flexible/Agile working

LGPS participation

Training and development opportunities

Health & wellbeing programme

Cycle to work

Lease car scheme

Employee volunteering

Medicash

Job summary

Liverpool City Council seeks a Practice Lead (SEND & Children with Disabilities) to strengthen service delivery and workforce development for our SEND and Children with Disabilities teams. The role focuses on learning, coaching and implementing our collaborative City-wide practice model.

Ideal candidates are registered children's social workers with experience in training and a passion for improving outcomes for children and families within a dynamic public sector environment.

Qualifications

• Registered children's social worker with current registration (Social Work England).
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and coach others in SEND/Children with Disabilities.
• Experience in leading learning, training or workforce development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Deliver robust and creative learning programme for our social work and alternatively qualified workforce.
• Support the delivery of the 'Change' with specific reference to SEND and Children with Disabilities as we embark of significant national Social Care and SEND reform.
• Work closely with Designated Social Care Officer and senior leaders within Education and Inclusion and Social Care/Family Help Directorates.
• Lead training, learning and development sessions aligned to our Children’s Workforce Academy Operating Model.
• Act as a visible advocate for excellent, relationship-based practice and our Model of Practice 'Our City, Our Children, Together'.

Skills

Social work expertise

Mentoring/coaching

Collaborative working

Education

Registered children's social worker

Tools

Practice Educator training

Job description

Liverpool City Council seeks a Practice Lead (SEND & Children with Disabilities) to strengthen service delivery and workforce development for our SEND and Children with Disabilities teams. The role focuses on learning, coaching and implementing our collaborative City-wide practice model.

Ideal candidates are registered children's social workers with experience in training and a passion for improving outcomes for children and families within a dynamic public sector environment.