Suffolk County Council are looking for a SEND Family Services Manager to join our team in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis working 37 hours per week. The successful candidate will earn a competitive salary of £46,670 per annum (pro rata for part time).
We’re passionate about improving the future for our children, young people and their families. If you are too, join us as a SEND Family Services Manager and make a meaningful impact. Your innovation and drive will help us to continue improving and evolving on our journey making a service we continue to be proud of.
Reimagine the possibilities.
The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Services team works closely with families, schools, and other professionals to assess children's needs and develop Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). The service manages a wide variety of work, such as reviews of EHCPs, arranging commissioned provision, and consultations for mainstream and specialist placements.
The service now operates within several focused teams with strong cross-team working and a commitment to ensuring all contribute to service-wide priorities.
SEND Family Services Managers have operational oversight of teams including line management. This will include providing advice and guidance regarding the management of casework; the delivery of key-working and person-centred approaches in the teams' engagement with children, young people, and their families; and monitoring performance against service-wide and individual targets. Our locality teams focus on annual reviews and the ongoing work to maintain EHCPs on behalf of our children, young people, and families.
Key responsibilities
* Having a strategic oversight of the team including holding supervision meetings and professional development review meetings.
* Analysing statutory data to support the direction of work within teams.
* Supporting the service in achieving statutory timeframes for key performance areas.
* Providing support for complex situations and working alongside partner agencies to resolve issues and concerns.
* Having a strategic oversight of the quality assurance of work completed by staff and EHCPs held for children and young people.
You will need
* Evidence of continuing professional development in a management role.
* Commitment to listening to children and families and working collaboratively with them to address concerns.
* Comprehensive understanding of legislation, guidance, and national policy framework relevant to the role for provision of services.
* Proven ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from a wide range of professional disciplines.
* Ability to motivate colleagues and develop their professional capability.
* Ability to work under pressure.
If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don't meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
The team
We are looking to welcome individuals who will demonstrate key-working approaches in their everyday practice and have professional relationships with and understanding of education settings and partner agencies to underpin this work. We are working closely with our family representatives and our partners in health and social care to achieve this, but we still have a great deal to do. If you share our values and ambitions, we would love you to join our team.
As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities, and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We’re driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.
Closing date: 11.30pm, 12 February 2025.
If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this SEND Family Services Manager role, even if you don’t meet all the requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
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