Job Description

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Vacancy Details

Summary

Location:

CETL

Region:

North East England

Date Posted:

16/05/2025

Reference:

0000006902


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Description

CHILDRENS & JOINT COMMISSIONING SERVICES DEPARTMENT

EDUCATION

SEND TEAM LEADER

REF: 107920

Band 13 44,711 - 48,710

Permanent

37 hpw

Hartlepool Council is an Outstanding council and has high aspirations and ambitious outcomes for its SEND population. The SEND team is highly regarded by families, schools and peers. The council is part of a system that recognises that all pupils, and particularly those with SEND, require the best provision. This requires working closely with educational settings with lived experience of the challenges and opportunities for enabling schools to ensure excellent outcomes for children with special educational needs and disabilities.





Our existing SEND Team Leader will be leaving this role and an opportunity has arisen for us to recruit.



We are looking for someone who fully understands the SEND system, who is passionate about making a difference and would like the opportunity to develop. The successful candidate would be managing the Hartlepool Council SEND Officers and working directly both in and alongside schools to support and challenge the SEND and Inclusion agenda. This is a critical role to support the current team of SEND officers. The role will include collaborating with a diverse range of schools and settings, support services, young people with SEND and their families. You will work closely with school clusters as well as individual schools where you may support Headteachers, SENDCOs and teachers, this may include providing training.





You must be knowledgeable on relevant legislation and child development, passionate about working with children and young people and committed to providing an exceptional service. It is essential that you have excellent communication skills.



We are committed to providing high quality services and offer an excellent working environment valuing supervision, training and opportunities for professional development.

For further information, please contact Amanda Whitehead (Assistant Director for Education) on 01429 523736.

Closing date: 31

st

May, 2025.