Senior Send Commissioner - London, United Kingdom - Spencer Clarke Group

Spencer Clarke Group

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are working in partnership with a local authority in East London to appoint a Senior SEND Commissioner on an interim basis for 6 months which is highly likely to be extended.

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Children's Commissioning, you will lead the commissioning/de-commissioning of services and resource allocation to meet the needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and for children with healthneeds, including mental health, together with joint commissioning activity with key partners.

We're looking for someone with experience of SEND commissioning including ideally short breaks and post 16; good partnership work, ability to work collaboratively with parents and strong financial and analytical skills.

Contract Details:

Daily Rate - Up to £500 per day - Negotiable depending on experience

Working Arrangements - Full time contract - Monday - Friday - 5 days per week

Remote Working for the duration of the assignment.
The expectations of duties within the role will include:

Drive change to secure improved outcomes for children and young people.
Lead on the ongoing development of the Joint SEND Commissioning Strategy for services to support SEND pupils in out of borough and in independent provision.
Lead on securing best value from all SEND provision in independent and out of borough provision and with other areas of children's commissioning, as identified in the future with the Assistant Director for Children's Commissioning.

If you are looking for a new role within a SEN team, we work across the UK and have a number of roles available from Plan Writers, Tribunal Officers, Team managers to Heads of Service & Directors so please get in touch to find out how Spencer Clarke Groupcan help develop your career within Special Educational Needs.