SEND Improvement Service Manager - Haringey - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a SEND Improvement Service Manager to enhance outcomes for young people with special educational needs. The role requires a qualified social worker with experience in managing teams and understanding children's social care systems. You will lead services, manage resources, and collaborate with various stakeholders to provide holistic support. This position advocates for diversity and inclusion in the recruitment process.

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker with registration.
• Experience supervising social work teams.
• Familiarity with relevant legislation in children's services.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage SEND performance and services.
• Ensure high-quality work standards.
• Manage resources effectively within budgets.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across services.

Skills

Social work qualification

Experience in managing social work caseloads

Experience of community work

Knowledge of children's health and social care systems

Education

Registration with Social Work England

Job description

Responsibilities

• To lead, develop and manage SEND performance, data and finance services to improve outcomes for young people.
• To be responsible for effective management of Team Managers and other staff as required and to provide accountability for the delivery of services to young people and their families.
• To ensure that the high quality of work is maintained as a uniformly high standard and that team members expertise and special skills are developed (through the use of supervision, appraisal and standard setting).
• To take a lead role in the delivery of the Safety Value programme ensuring that delivery is within timescales and meeting programme milestones, including overseeing the work of project managers.
• To work with managers across the Children and Young People’s Service to ensure children receive a seamless and holistic response to their needs.
• To be accountable for allocated resources and to ensure the most effective use of allocated budgets, adhere to Best Value principles, control cost and enhance value.
• To work in partnership with key stakeholders, including, but not exclusively, young people, parents, carers, school, commissioning and finance colleagues.
• Understanding, knowledge and ability to follow guidelines that ensures compliance with Health and Safety at Work, Data Protection and other statutory requirements.
• Understanding and commitment promoting and implementing the Council’s Equal Opportunities policies.
• To undertake any other temporary responsibilities aligned with the overall purpose and grade of the role.

Requirements

• Social work qualification with registration with Social Work England.
• Experience in managing social work caseloads and supervising others.
• Experience of community and/or group work.
• Knowledge of children’s health and social care systems, agencies, and relevant legislation.

Contact

This SEND Improvement Service Manager job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

Note

— This role is currently advertised by Sanctuary Personnel and reflects ongoing recruitment needs.