Children's Social Work Team Manager, Early Years SEND, North London

Children's Social Work Team Manager, Early Years SEND, North London Pay rate to £45 per hour Early Years SEND Pertemps are recruiting for an experienced Children's Social Work Team Manager in the North London area Role Overview

• The council is seeking an experienced Interim Manager - Early Years SEND to provide leadership and operational oversight of statutory SEND responsibilities for children aged 0-5. This is a key interim leadership role, ensuring effective early identification, inclusion and support for children with special educational needs and disabilities across all early years settings.

• The postholder will lead a specialist advisory service, manage significant funding, and work collaboratively with education, health and social care partners to deliver high-quality outcomes for children and families.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the Local Authority's statutory SEND duties for early years in line with the Education Act 1996, Children and Families Act 2014 and SEND Code of Practice

• Line manage Early Years SEND Development Advisers, ensuring quality, performance and compliance with statutory timescales

• Manage and oversee the Early Years SEND Inclusion Fund and any new funding introduced by the DfE, ensuring transparent, targeted and value-for-money use

• Provide professional support and challenge to early years settings, PVIs, childminders and schools to strengthen inclusive practice

• Support early identification, assessment and intervention using the graduated approach

• Contribute to the statutory assessment and EHCP pathways for children aged 0-5, where appropriate

• Lead on training and development, including SENCo training and workforce capacity-building

• Promote strong multi-agency working with health, social care and parent partnership services

• Support inclusion, admissions and successful transitions between settings and into school

Essential Experience & Skill

• Significant experience in Early Years SEND or a related education/SEND leadership role

• Strong working knowledge of SEND legislation and statutory frameworks

• Proven experience of managing staff, budgets and complex services

• Experience of working effectively in a multi-agency environment

• Ability to lead change, solve complex issues and operate at pace

• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder-management skills

Qualifications & Other Requirements

• Demonstrable experience of working within early years, SEND or a related children's service, with a clear focus on improving outcomes for children and families

• Strong applied knowledge of current SEND and early years legislation, statutory guidance and national policy, and the ability to implement these effectively in practice

• Evidence of leading, managing or influencing services, teams or projects to deliver high-quality provision and sustained service improvement

• Proven ability to use quality assurance activity, performance information and data to understand impact, manage risk and drive improvement

• Experience of working constructively with parents and carers, including responding effectively to concerns, challenge or complaints to improve services and reduce escalation

• Demonstrable ability to build and maintain effective partnerships across education, health, social care and other relevant agencies

There is plenty of hybrid working available. Please get in touch for more information. This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to

• An easy registration process (all done online)

• Referral schemes and incentives

• Ongoing compliance managed for you

• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

Please contact Graham Leatham on or email for more information. We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn't the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children's Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager