SEND Commissioning & Quality Assurance Manager

SEND Commissioning and Quality Assurance Manager

Permanent

Grade 6 - £52,413 - £64,811

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week. Hybrid working.

Do you want to make a difference for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families? Do you want to feel proud of your achievements every day? Are you someone with a passion for ensuring children and young people with special educational needs and disability achieve their potential and aspirations into adulthood?

As SEND Commissioning and Quality Assurance Manager you will be using your experience of leading and managing a team to deliver efficient and effective arrangements for SEND Commissioning and Quality Assurance. Commissioning the best possible school places and educational experiences for some of our most vulnerable children and young people with SEND will be your top priority.

You will lead and manage members of the SEND Commissioning and QA Team growing their confidence and skills to make sure they are able to excel in their roles. With your leadership skills you will steer the team to improve performance and work collaboratively with other colleagues, schools, colleges and providers. Using your skills in communication and engagement you will support, motivate and challenge, to ensure we are delivering the best possible education and support for our children and young people.

We will match your commitment to us with opportunities to grow and develop your knowledge and experience in SEND and Commissioning. To be part of this dynamic team and to play your part in the improvements we are delivering for Birmingham families, please get in touch.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve.

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Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. As such, applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered.

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements before any employment offer can be confirmed.

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