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SEND Service Manager
Job Posted: 12 days ago
Salary: £ 260 - 260 / Hour
Job Type: Contract Temporary
Location: Newham, London
Expire in: 16 days
Job Description
Client
Local Authority in Newham
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
Description
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.
Key Tasks and Accountabilities:
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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