SEND Navigator: Fast-Track Specialist Support for Schools

Kirklees Metropolitan Council; Greenwich; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

The Experts at Hand Navigator role is a key part of Greenwich’s SEND reform agenda. You will be the primary contact for schools and settings in your cluster, building trusted relationships and helping them access the specialist SEND support they need.

Working with a multidisciplinary team, you will triage requests, coordinate specialist input and chair weekly meetings to ensure timely, right-sized support for pupils.

Qualifications

• Has strong commitment to inclusion and SEND and is passionate about supporting children and young people.
• Experience in SEND, inclusion, education or children’s services and able to triage SEND concerns.
• Strong relationship management skills to build trusted and effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Highly organised with ability to manage a varied caseload across multiple schools and settings.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the named contact for schools and settings across your cluster, building strong and trusted working relationships
• Leading regular check-in conversations with schools to identify emerging needs and ensure they can access support confidently
• Triaging requests and coordinating specialist support across a multidisciplinary team
• Chairing the weekly multidisciplinary team meeting, facilitating discussion and ensuring the right support is agreed for each request
• Providing operational oversight of specialists across the cluster, monitoring progress and ensuring quality of delivery
• Maintaining accurate records and producing reports to support service improvement

Skills

SEND knowledge

Relationship management

Organisational skills

Triage SEND concerns

Coordination of multidisciplinary team

Job description

The Experts at Hand Navigator role is a key part of Greenwich’s SEND reform agenda. You will be the primary contact for schools and settings in your cluster, building trusted relationships and helping them access the specialist SEND support they need.

Working with a multidisciplinary team, you will triage requests, coordinate specialist input and chair weekly meetings to ensure timely, right-sized support for pupils.