SEND Service Manager

Adecco; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a SEND Service Manager in London to lead the statutory assessment of children with special educational needs. The role involves strategic oversight, partnership working, and enhancing educational planning standards. The ideal candidate will have significant leadership experience in EHC services, ensuring efficient and inclusive support for children and youths. This position offers a hybrid working model.

Responsibilities

• Support the Council's vision for residents under 25.
• Provide strategic leadership across the SEND service.
• Drive effective partnership working for integrated solutions.
• Co-lead on High Needs Deficit recovery plan implementation.
• Support development and review of education planning standards.
• Develop operational plans for High Needs Funding transition.
• Prepare and present complex reports to stakeholders.
• Implement improvement plans following inspections.
• Lead planning and execution of external inspections.

Skills

Experience of leading EHC Service, including collaboration with support partners

Line Management experience

Experience of Quality Assurance of EHCP's

Experience of SEND Casework

Job description

Overview

ROLE PURPOSE: The post holder will be the strategic lead responsible for the effective administration of our statutory duties under the Education Act 1996 and Children and Families Act 2014. They will oversee the statutory assessment of children special educational needs,including their subsequent placement, reviews and outcomes.The post holder may have direct line management responsibility for up to 6 team managers and lead a service of circa 40 people.

Job Details

Job Title: SEND Service Manager

Pay Rate: £260 DAILY UMBRELLA

Hours: 36 Hours a week (Mon-Fri) 9AM-5PM

Duration: Initial 3 Month Contract

Location: HYBRID WORKING-2 DAYS OFFICE BASED IN DOCKSIDE, NEWHAM, E16. Monday and Wednesday in office

Responsibilities

1. To support the Council's vision to enale every resident under 25 to be safe, happy and
   cared for, with positive activities to secure their long-term wellbeing.
2. To provide strategic leadership across the operational service for statutory SEND
   casework section, ensuring that practice is person centred, streamlined, efficient and
   timely. Practice should be restorative, relational and in line with customer service
   standards.
3. To drive and support effective partnership working across Children's and Youth
   People's Service, Adult social care, Health services, Settings, Schools, Colleges,
   Voluntary and community organisations, and the Newham Parents Forum, to deliver
   integrated and inclusive solutions that raise attainment, and improve life and learning
   outcomes for children and youths with special educational needs and disabilities.
4. To Co-lead on the implementation of the High Needs Deficit recovery plan alongside
   the service manager for placements and business operations.
5. To support the Head of SEND in the development, delivery and review of high
   standards in education planning, performance, commissioning of integrated services
   for children, younth's, their families, and carers, so that overall costs are reduced
   but the life chances of children and youth's are maximised.
6. To develop a strategic approach and operational plan with managers to transition
   children and youths from High Needs Funding through the Education and Health
   Care needs assessments process, issuing statutory plans where appropriate.
7. Prepare and present complex reports and communicate them to a range of audiences
   for example but not limited to Senior Leads, Cabinet Members, Partnership and wider
   external stakeholders. Monitor and report on progress and challenges in a range of
   internal and multi-agency fora, including the SEND Executive Board.
8. Plan, prepare and implement improvement plans including the Written Statement of
   Action, in a timely way, following statutory inspections and peer reviews. Develop,
   implement and deliver operational plans, service plans and business continuity plans.
9. Lead the planning, preparation and execution of external inspections and peer reviews.
   Priorities the delivery of relevant sections of the SEND Written Statement of Action and
   other improvement and or action plans, as well as the SEND Inclusion Strategy.
   Contribute to the SEND improvement journey, creating a direct link between practice,
   processes, planning and the implementation of SEND improvements.

Must have

• Experience of leading EHC Service, including collaboration with support partners
• Line Management experience
• Experience of Quality Assurance of EHCP's
• Experience of SEND Casework

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