About Hackney Education
Hackney Education provides a range of services to support the education of children, young people and adults in our inner London borough. Hackney is one of the UK’s highest performing local authorities, serving one of London’s best places to live and work. Within our diverse borough we serve a wide range of children and young people. We have a particular focus on supporting less advantaged families: Hackney figures in the 10% most deprived boroughs in England on a number of measures.
Hackney Education’s key priority is to improve the life chances of every child, young person and learner: making Hackney the most forward looking education system in the UK, where schools, settings and partners provide an exciting environment which ensures inclusion and success for everyone. We see our borough as being one of the best places in the country for young people to grow, learn, develop and achieve –and one of the best places for colleagues to work and thrive in our education system.
Details of the role
Job title Deputy SEND Operations Lead
Salary PO4, £49,071 - £51,099
Terms and Conditions Full Time, Permanent
The SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) Statutory Service is looking for an enthusiastic and highly efficient SEN Deputy Operations Lead to both support EHC Operations Lead and support the delivery of the Quality Assurance Framework for the SEN Statutory Service. Part of the role you will be responsible for developing and maintaining quality assurance processes for EHCPs and Annual Reviews.
You will lead and also work as part of the SEN team to improve the Education Health and Care (EHC) plan process and ensure families are at the centre of everything we do. You will provide operational management for the EHC Team, supervising the Area EHC officers and supporting them in ensuring that Plan Coordinators deliver the statutory SEND obligations and works to achieve the overall service targets.
You will also work closely with key partners and promote the work of the Service to parents/carers, service users and the wider public. Therefore, you will need to have demonstrable experience in working in a relevant environment (education, health or care) where you have carried out quality assurance activities.
You will need comprehensive knowledge of the SEND regulations that govern the Local Authority’s delivery of statutory services alongside excellent and highly effective oral and written skills to communicate service responses to key local and national initiatives.
If you have any questions, please contact Richard Collins (richard.collins@hackney.gov.uk) Education Recruitment (education.recruitment@hackney.gov.uk).
Closing date: 22:59, 13th August 2024
Further information
Hackney Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. As this role involves regulated activity, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and additional pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.
Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from a black and global majority background as these groups are currently under represented in our workforce.
DBS check required for this role: Yes
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