Job Description

Full Time, Permanent

Following a recent restructure and an expanding SEND Team, we are looking to recruit one further SEND Practice Development Leads for the Pre-14 Team (up to Year 9).

As a SEND Practice Development Lead, you will jointly support the Team Manager to lead a team of 15 full-time equivalent SEND Officers. Your role will be to ensure that SEND officers are supported to fulfil their duties with an emphasis on meeting statutory timescales and delivering a high-quality service for children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans. This involves supporting SEND Officers to prioritise diverse and competing priorities, to ensure that statutory processes (such as Annual Reviews) are completed, whilst also maintaining effective collaboration with education settings and other partners.

In this interesting and demanding role, you will have responsibility for ensuring that best practice is embedded across the team. You will provide ongoing supervision for SEND Officers and oversee training and professional development. You will also provide advice, direction and support to team members on a daily basis.

As part of the role, you will regularly compile performance data for the team and use this to inform development planning both at individual officer level and across the team.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute in a leadership role to the development of the SEND Service in Bristol. Please see job description and person specification for full description of accountabilities.

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you'll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

For any additional information please

e-mail Clara Lyons, SEND Manager (Pre-14)-

clara.lyons@bristol.gov.uk

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

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