Senior SEND Consultant — Lead Inclusion & Practice

Reading Borough Council

England

On-site

GBP 57,000 - 61,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement — 25 days

Bank holidays plus extended entitles

Flexible working opportunities

LGPS Pension scheme

Life Assurance — 3x salary

On-site day nursery

Season Ticket Loan

Lease car salary sacrifice

Disability Confident employer

Job summary

Reading Borough Council seeks an experienced Senior SEND Consultant to lead the Reading Inclusion Support in Education (RISE) service. You will guide schools, senior leaders, educational psychologists and partners to deliver timely, effective support for children and young people with SEND.

You will champion Ordinarily Available Provision and Graduated Response, lead a team of SEND professionals, and drive service improvements across Reading.

Qualifications

Strong leadership for multi-school SEND teams.
In-depth knowledge of SEND legislation and statutory processes.
Experience delivering training and professional development.
Ability to build credibility with school leaders and professionals.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day leadership and supervision to SEND Consultants and SEND Specialist Practitioners.
Monitor workloads and ensure resources are deployed effectively across the service.
Quality assure SEND advice, reports and school communications.

Skills

Leadership

SEND policy knowledge

Collaboration

Communication

Influence & presentation

Training delivery

Autonomy

Continuous improvement

Education

Postgraduate qualification in SEND

Degree-level qualification

Job description

You will champion Ordinarily Available Provision and Graduated Response, lead a team of SEND professionals, and drive service improvements across Reading.

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