Interim Director of SEND and Disabilities
£700 - £800 per day (INSIDE IR35)
6 Month Contract
Maidstone

Our client has got an exciting new opportunity for an Interim Director of SEND and Disabilities. This is a contract role for 6 months and you will be required to have experience working at a Director level in SEND to be considered for this role. As well as this, you must also have:

• Extensive experience and successful track record of strategic leadership and successful delivery in local government and/or other relevant large and complex organisations working within the children’s services arena.

• Experience of SEND and (preferably) disabled children services at a senior level. Experience of the interface between the local authority statutory function (code of practice) and schools for vulnerable pupils and those with special educational needs.

• Extensive experience of working with schools, school-based organisations, related partners and regulatory/support bodies such as Ofsted and the Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC)

• Experience of effectively managing and delivering a range of key integrated services and change programmes for children and families within a designated budget

• Extensive experience and successful track record of achieving improvements in service delivery and improved outcomes for children and young people.

• Extensive experience and track record in delivering a range of services in partnership with other agencies and stakeholders, both internal and external.

• Experience of Planning and performance monitoring across agencies

• Experience of commissioning and decommissioning of services

• Extensive experience of working and influencing the direction of services within a highly political environment.

Responsibilities of the role:

• To lead the delivery and strategic development of services to disabled children and young people and those with Special Educational Needs ensuring those services (in-house and commissioned) meet the needs of all those children, are aligned to information on need and that they continue to meet the changing needs of children and young people.

• To contribute as a member of the Directorate Management Team to the strategic leadership of the Directorate.

• To champion the needs of children with additional needs ensuring an inclusive high quality service that works in partnership with families to maximise children's potential.

• Lead the operational delivery and strategic development of all services to disabled children and young people (0 to 25 years) and those with SEND, ensuring that services match needs, are developed in partnership with parents and young people.

• To take a key role in the inclusion agenda, liaising with other Directors and where appropriate, schools to ensure that services are inclusive and supportive of children achieving their potential.

• Lead the delivery of high-quality services to disabled children that safeguard their needs in line with national standards, policies and procedures.

• Lead the development of services, ensuring that they are client centred, high quality and fit for purpose, driving the earlier identification of emerging need and be responsible for putting into place a range of services that prevent those needs escalating as young people grow older and working with families to provide tailored support which allows them to stay together.

• Ensure that SEND assessments are of the highest quality and that they result in the appropriate educational provision for children.

If you feel that you meet the above criteria and you are looking for a new and challenging new role, then please apply today!

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