SEN Team Manager L5Z3

Working on behalf of a Local Authority, Aatom Recruitment has an opportunity for a SEN Team Manager L5Z3 on a month contract with the possibility of an extension.

About the role:

To be responsible for the SEN team which includes Senior case officers, Assessment and Case Coordinators, Case Support Officers, Annual Review Officers, Annual Review Assistant sand a Supported Employment Officer to ensure that the local authority meets its statutory responsibilities for children and young people with special educational needs and /or disabilities (SEND) in accordance with the requirements of the Children and Families Act 2014. This role provides the leadership and a coordinated approach to ensure that the right services are provided to the right people, at the right time and in the right place and enables children and young people achieve better outcomes and helps them to lead fulfilling lives as residents.

About you:

• Degree or equivalent qualification or substantial experience in a similar post.
• Working knowledge of relevant acts related to Special Education Needs and the Code of Practice.
• To contribute at a strategic and operational level in terms of ability of the local area to effectively identify and meet the needs of and improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND. This includes ensuring all staff are entering all information into databases promptly and meeting all statutory timescales
• supporting wider services and making full contributions to aligned processes and strategies including PfA
• To implement systems and processes that promote person centred planning keeping the views and wishes of the child and young person central, upholding the principles of the CFA 2014 and associated regulations and statutory guidance
• To minimise anxiety for parents/carers of children and young people through excellent, timely and transparent clear communication about statutory processes
• To effectively deploy staff to achieve all statutory and internally set deadlines, reviewing roles and providing access to workforce development opportunities appropriately, ensuring all staff are performing at a level appropriate for the role and that systems are in place to monitor and evaluate performance
• Effective collection of data and information to respond to complaints, enquiries, SENDT appeals, pre action and or judicial review.
• To contribute to the client’s approach to equitable distribution of resources and funding for children with SEND within resources available (budget management, implementation of approach to High Needs Block resource allocation and monitoring)
• To collate and use data to inform provision planning, joint commissioning of services and to support quality assurance and improvement
• Involve parents, carers, and young people in the development of systems and evaluation of services embedding co-production at all levels so that families, children, young people, and wider professionals are all satisfied with the service
• To contribute to meeting the aims and addressing the priorities in the plan, the SEN strategy and other relevant policies or strategies and for the early intervention and prevention division
• A workforce development plan designed to improve the quality of the service delivery, nurture the talents of the staff and also responds to needs identified locally and in national strategies

If that sounds like the perfect job for you, please contact Anisha.