SEND Social Care Practice Manager

Royal Borough of Greenwich; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Greater London seeks a qualified SEND Social Care Practice Manager to ensure high-quality social care input for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience working with SEND, strong communication skills, and a passion for service improvement. This position offers the opportunity to shape services and improve outcomes in the local community. The closing date for applications is December 19, 2025.

Qualifications

• Must have experience working with young people with SEND.
• Strong leadership and management skills are essential.
• Experience in improving service outcomes is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high quality, consistent Social Care input.
• Build excellent relationships with schools and partners.
• Support the aspirations of children and young people.

Skills

Experience with young people with SEND

Strong communication skills

Ability to build relationships

Education

Qualified social worker

Job description

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Job Introduction

In the SEND Assessment & Review Service, we continue to invest in meeting the needs of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. We have created a dynamic staff team to enable us to support aspirations, be person centered and focus on outcomes.

We are looking for a qualified social worker with experience working with young people with SEND to take on the role of SEND Social Care Practice Manager to ensure high quality, consistent Social Care input relating to statutory functions as set out in the SEND Code of Practice.

You will be joining a well-resourced SEND Assessment & Review Service and will focus on securing improvement and continuing to build excellent relationships with schools and partners.

This is a really exciting opportunity to help shape services in Greenwich and improve outcomes for a number of children and young people. Perfect for an experienced Social Worker or Practice Manager with an interest in SEND and service development.

the date to submit an application is by midnight on Friday the 19 December 2025.

Interview will be held on the 12 January 2026

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Sophia Alleyne [e-mail].

This role requires an Enhanced DBS.

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator' to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.

Attached documents

• Job description and Person specification