Senior Service Director – SEND & Inclusion

Wokingham Borough Council; Wokingham; Remote; GBP 96,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave – 31 days + 5‑yr

GP Helpline

Employee Assistance Programme

Free Onsite Gym

Salary Sacrifice Car scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Local & Lifestyle Discounts

Move through Menopause Course

Sports & Social Group Activities

Job summary

Wokingham Borough Council is seeking a Service Director – SEND and Inclusion to lead SEND services within Children’s Services on a full-time, permanent basis. You will drive strategy, oversee High Needs funding, and collaborate with health, education and social care partners to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND.

You will provide senior leadership, workforce development, and ensure statutory duties are met, while championing voices of children and families and delivering on

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant profession, or equivalent experience.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (or equivalent) or eligibility for membership
• Significant experience of successfully managing an operational service, including; people, budgets and performance.
• Experience of leading complex and major projects to successful outcomes.
• Significant experience of leading the development and delivery of policies and strategies.
• Experience of managing areas within the service portfolio.
• Knowledge and understanding of developments and challenges facing local government and the wider public sector.

Responsibilities

• Provision of high quality, safe and effective services to children, young people and families.
• Delivering high quality support and challenge to schools, education settings and providers, recognising the Council’s enduring responsibility to promote the best outcomes possible for all children and students.
• Provide assurance that the Council is effective, ambitious and successful in its delivery of SEND services and to those children to whom we have corporate parenting responsibilities.
• Responsible for the effective leadership of the Council’s SEND services, acting as Senior Responsible Officer and working with other services and departments providing support to Wokingham schools and settings.
• To be responsible for the development and implementation of effective strategy and commissioning for children, young people and adults working effectively with partners to secure good outcomes and best value.

Education

Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant profession, or equivalent experience

Job description

Wokingham Borough Council is seeking a Service Director – SEND and Inclusion to lead SEND services within Children’s Services on a full-time, permanent basis. You will drive strategy, oversee High Needs funding, and collaborate with health, education and social care partners to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND.

You will provide senior leadership, workforce development, and ensure statutory duties are met, while championing voices of children and families and delivering on