Contract to start ASAP

Duration: 12 weeks with a possible extension.

JOB PURPOSE:

To provide high quality strategic and operational leadership and management to the Special Educational Need (SEN) service and system leadership for the SEND partnership in the context of local and national priorities.

To develop, communicate and deliver the SEND strategic vision and priorities and provide the leadership for the delivery of an Integrated and Inclusive Service for Children and Young People with SEND and their families.

To be a champion for Bromley children and young people with Special Educational Need and/or Disabilities (SEND), to deliver a sustainable, inclusive and consistent experience for families

By collaborating with partners across the local area (within the Council, in schools and in other agencies) and with parent/carers to ensure that SEND operational delivery is high quality through direct delivery and commissioning arrangements.

RESPONSIBILITIES

To lead in ensuring the provision of high quality efficient, effective, economic and user focused services that are recognised as providing positive lived experiences for children and young people and which ensure all services are keeping children safe and helping them to thrive.

To embed the effective use of business information and intelligence in relation to service delivery and service improvement and use this to implement local and national standards across services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

Ensure an accurate performance management and quality assurance system is operational and closely monitoring all aspects of service delivery.

Provide a cross-sector leadership role, working across education, health and social care including establishing joint commissioning structures to maximise the use of resources.

To lead the strategic development, coordination, and operational delivery of integrated services for children and young people with special educational needs and those with disabilities, informed by the Government's SEND reforms, legislative requirements and corporate priorities.

Provide high quality advice to the Director of Education, Senior Leadership Team and Portfolio Holder, including preparing and presenting reports

Develop the effectiveness and efficiency of services by monitoring and evaluating performance, developing robust systems for service planning and performance management, which take account of changing service requirements, demographic trends, changing legislation.

Recruit, manage, motivate and develop a workforce that is confident, positive and passionate about delivering the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Manage resources to achieve priorities, ensuring that resources are allocated and controlled to optimise efficiency and effectiveness to achieve the best possible outcomes within the budget and seeking opportunities for securing external funding.

Within these responsibilities, to carry out the functions of a budget holder and a contract manager, complying with the Council's procedures.

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