SEND Quality Assurance and Development Manager - Maternity cover in Bournemouth

Starting salary for this role is £48,226 (pro rata for part‑time colleagues). This role is full time – 37 hours per week. This role sits within a well defined pay band, offering clear progression as you grow your career at BCP. Without exception all new starters begin at the entry point of the band, ensuring fairness and consistency across the organisation.

BCP Council is looking for a motivated SEND Quality Assurance and Development Manager to play a key role in driving improvement across our SEND services. This is a high‑impact leadership role, ideal for someone who thrives on turning insight into action, values meaningful co‑production, and wants to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.

About The Role

Reporting to a Service Manager or Head of Service, you will provide strategic oversight of SEND quality assurance, performance and service development, ensuring learning is embedded across the system and drives sustained improvement.

You’ll Lead On

• Providing strategic oversight of SEND Quality Assurance, the SEND Local Offer and co‑production
• Oversight and development of the SEND Local Offer, ensuring it is accurate, accessible and informed by lived experience
• Meaningful co‑production with parents, carers, children and young people
• Overseeing SEND quality assurance activity and using findings to drive continuous improvement
• Performance monitoring, analysis and reporting to senior leaders
• Improvement projects and multi‑agency working across the SEND partnership

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading and coordinating SEND quality assurance activity and using findings to drive improvement
• Producing clear, high‑quality performance reports that inform decision‑making and governance
• Embedding co‑production into service design, reporting and development activity
• Working collaboratively with internal teams and external partners to improve outcomes
• Providing management oversight, direction and support within your area of responsibility
• Contributing to service and improvement planning across SEND

About You

You’ll bring:

• Substantial experience in SEND or a comparable statutory or multi‑agency environment
• Strong analytical and performance management skills, with the ability to spot themes, risks and systemic issues
• Experience of driving service improvement through insight, collaboration and influence
• A strong understanding of SEND statutory duties and processes
• Proven experience of meaningful co‑production with children, young people and families
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and produce high‑quality written and verbal reports

You’ll be confident working across organisational boundaries, influencing at senior level, and translating complexity into clear, actionable improvement.

Why work for BCP Council?

• The opportunity to make a real difference to children and families
• A supportive, values‑led organisation committed to improvement
• Access to learning, development and leadership support
• Flexible working arrangements to support work‑life balance

It’s why we’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer – and why you can trust that we’ll always do our best to make your experience positive and accessible. If you require any reasonable adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply or contact us directly. We’re committed to providing a fully inclusive recruitment process ensuring every candidate and colleague has the support and reasonable adjustments they need to thrive.

BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to uphold this commitment. As part of the recruitment process, applicants for this role will be required to undertake the appropriate level of Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.