SEND Service Manager

SEND Service Manager

📍 Location: Southeast based Council -hybrid (3 days/week onsite) | 💰 Salary: £66,572-£69,180| 🕒 Permanent | 📅 Start: ASAP

Are you a strategic leader with expertise in SEND services?  This council is looking for a SEND Service Manager to lead four key teams: Tribunals, PFA, Assessment, and Annual Reviews, ensuring high-quality service delivery and compliance.

Key Responsibilities:
✅ Lead and manage four SEND team managers and grow/ develop the SEND team.
✅Drive service improvements in EHCP processes and transitions.
✅ Oversee complex casework, including tribunals.
✅ Collaborate with schools, health, and social care partners.
✅ Ensure compliance with SEND Code of Practice, Education Act 1996, and the Children & Families Act 2014.

What you will have as a SEND Manager:
🔹 Proven SEND leadership experience in a local authority.
🔹 Strong knowledge of EHCPs, tribunals, and transitions.
🔹 Excellent stakeholder management skills.
🔹  Passion for inclusion and positive outcomes for children with SEND.
 
If you’re ready to take on a leadership role where you can drive positive change and improve outcomes for children, we’d love to hear from you!

Interested in discussing this opportunity in more detail or know someone who this may be of interest to, please contact Nicole VanderMeulen on 0117 3137110 or apply today.
 
(We offer a senior referral scheme upon successful placement of your recommendation so please do get in contact)

Our clients are passionate about creating and evolving a diverse workforce and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant.  Recruiting decisions are based on your experience and skills.  Any reasonable adjustments in the workplace will be fully supported during the application and hiring process.

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