SEND Assessment Team Manager

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Job Description

Salary range: Grade 16 (£60,573 - £62,766 p.a.) plus fantastic benefits
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Croydon

SEND Assessment Team Manager

We are seeking an experienced and motivated leader to manage the operational delivery of our SEND Assessment Team. This role is responsible for ensuring high-quality, compliant Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessments and plans, delivered within statutory timescales and centred on the needs of children, young people, and their families.

You will lead and develop a team of EHC Coordinators, driving high performance, professional development, and a culture of collaboration and accountability. The role involves overseeing statutory decision-making, chairing key panels, and ensuring equitable, transparent processes for assessment, planning, and school placements.

Working closely with schools, families, and multi-agency partners, you will promote effective inclusion, smooth transitions, and coordinated support for children and young people with SEND. You will also use data and performance insights to monitor service quality, inform strategic improvements, and support inspection readiness.

This is a key leadership role requiring strong knowledge of SEND legislation, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to improving outcomes and opportunities for children and young people with SEND.

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About Us

Croydon Council's priorities

The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services

• Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
• Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon's diverse communities and businesses
• Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
• Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
• Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities

Key business plan outcomes:

• Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
• Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
• Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we're proud to call home
• People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
• Croydon Council's new ways of working

Equal Opportunities Statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.