Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced Head of SEND & Inclusion in Wandsworth.
The salary for this permanent Head of SEND & Inclusion role is £70,112 - £83,851 per annum.
Job Purpose:
- The Head of SEND Services provides strategic leadership and operational management of statutory children and young people's SEND services and associated preventative inclusion services in collaboration with education, health and social care partners.
Responsibilities:
- To be responsible for the selection, development and performance of service areas in the portfolio.
- To ensure the implementation of a workforce development plan across the complete service, leading to the recruitment and retention of high calibre staff and ensuring employees develop the appropriate skills and knowledge to effectively fulfil their duties.
- To develop and implement associated strategic and operational plans in collaboration with service colleagues and partners (including health commissioners and providers and schools and parents/ families) within the wider context of SEND reform and the SEND Strategy.
- To ensure that SEND is a key part of our Joint Strategic Needs Analysis (JSNA) and that data analysis and other performance information is used to inform decision making and future strategy
- To ensure that there are appropriate panel / decision making processes in place to ensure children are placed in appropriate placements.
Requirements of the Head of SEND & Inclusion:
- Extensive experience within SEND.
- Experience within a similar role
- Ability to work flexibly including out of hours to meet the needs of the service
- Complete other reasonable tasks in order to fulfil role purpose or as required
Contact:
This Head of SEND & Inclusion job is advertised by Jamie Bartlett; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
