Send Head of Servic3e - Preston, United Kingdom - Akton Recruitment

Akton Recruitment

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Preston, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
SEND Head of Service

Location:
Lancashire, UK

Contract Duration: 3 Months

Salary:
£47.80/day

Hybrid Work Model

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.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Responsible for the selection, development, and performance of service areas in the portfolio, including:
SEND Team: Statutory service responsible for the Education, Health, and Care Plan process.
Educational and

Community Psychology Services:
a combination of statutory EP service and traded offer to schools and other services.

Specialist Teaching Service: a multidisciplinary service offering specialist teaching support to schools to meet the needs of children.
Ensure all teams receive appropriate communication to maintain engagement with the Council's activities within the Directorate and with other partners, specifically health and schools.

Requirements:

Detailed knowledge and extensive experience of legislative and statutory requirements relating to children and adults with SEND and the Special Education Needs Code of Practice: and Ofsted and CQC requirements.
Knowledge and understanding of local and national policy and ongoing changes to the landscape in relation to services within the postholder's portfolio.
Indepth understanding of the key challenges facing education, health, and social care for individuals with SEND.
Sound, demonstrable knowledge of safeguarding and child protection policy and practice.
Knowledge of strategic planning and quality assurance frameworks and how to lead and manage change.