Locality Manager

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Do you believe in inclusive education? Are you committed to working in partnership with families and schools to achieve the best outcomes for the most vulnerable children and young people in Sheffield? Do you have experience of integrated working? Due to a member of the team leaving we are recruiting to the post of Locality Manager within the Special Educational Needs and Disability Statutory Assessment and Review Service (SENDSARS).

SENDSARS are a busy and dynamic service working with families and professionals from across education, health and care.

The SENDSARS team has responsibility for the statutory processes around children with special educational needs (SEN) and for the placement of those children and young people into appropriate educational provision, in partnership with other services. The team works closely with a range of partners both internal and external to the Council to ensure the best possible outcomes for children and young people with SEN are achieved.

The Locality Manager is responsible for overseeing the statutory processes around Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP) including Appeals, Mediations and Disagreement Resolution Service. The post holder will manage a number of Inclusion Officers who hold significant caseloads of children and young people who are undergoing statutory assessment for an EHC Plan or already have an EHC plan, ensuring effective practice is in place. In addition, you will manage your own complex caseload of learners with an EHC plan and oversee a Locality Area.

You will work with Locality Teams to develop best practice for inclusive education and assessment across schools, whilst working with other Locality Managers to ensure consistent special educational needs practice across the city.

The successful candidate will have proven leadership and extensive management experience, excellent communication skills and will be able to demonstrate a commitment to and experience of partnership working to deliver successful outcomes for children and young people. You should have experience and knowledge of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and the Education Health and Care Plan process and demonstrate skills and experience in both leadership and staff management.

The job description and a detailed person specification are attached with this advert. Please state clearly how you meet each one of the requirements within the person specification within your application form.

Informal enquiries are very welcome. Please telephone Lisa Eyre, Assistant Service Manager 0114 2736394 for further information.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.