SEND Service Manager — Lead for Children's SEND Services

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is transforming its Children and Education Services to deliver stronger outcomes for children and families. The SEND Service Manager (Specialist Services) will provide strategic and operational leadership for specialist SEND services, shaping provision for 0-25s and driving improvement across partners.

You will lead service development, implement change, and ensure services are delivered in line with statutory requirements and council priorities while fostering high

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent in England.
• Significant leadership and management experience within SEND services.
• Strong understanding of the SEND legislative framework (Children and Families Act 2014, SEND Regulations and the SEND Code of Practice 0-25).
• Experience of leading service improvement, quality assurance and performance management activity.
• Proven track record of leading teams through change and transformation.
• Excellent partnership working, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience delivering high-quality SEND services that improve outcomes for children, young people and families.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and leadership learning.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for Specialist SEND services.
• Lead service development and continuous improvement.
• Drive performance and ensure high-quality, inclusive support for 0-25s with SEND.
• Collaborate across education, health, social care and partner organisations to coordinate services.
• Lead managers and staff and manage resources in line with statutory requirements and council priorities.

Skills

QTS

SEND leadership

Stakeholder management

Quality assurance

Performance management

Strategic leadership

Change management

Partnership working

Delivering SEND outcomes

Job description

Nottingham City Council is transforming its Children and Education Services to deliver stronger outcomes for children and families. The SEND Service Manager (Specialist Services) will provide strategic and operational leadership for specialist SEND services, shaping provision for 0-25s and driving improvement across partners.

You will lead service development, implement change, and ensure services are delivered in line with statutory requirements and council priorities while fostering high