Head of Service

2 weeks ago


Wirral, United Kingdom COMX Full time

This role is Inside IR35.

Location: Wirral - The postholder must be able to travel across the borough. Able to work outside traditional hours, of a weekend and evening as required, adopting an agile working approach in response to business requirements.

Contract Length: 24/09/2023

Clearance: DBS

ROLE SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
- Educated to degree or equivalent level
- Evidence of relevant continual professional development (CPD) at a post graduate level
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of the SEND reforms and their impact across Education, Health and Social Care
- Ability to think strategically and to translate the vision for the local are delivery through collaboration and partnership
- Good leadership skills that encourage commitment from others and promote a positive, motivated and organisational culture
- Effective people management resulting in high performance
- High level of interpersonal skills, good oral communication and listening skills
- Excellent written communication, including presentations, report writing, briefings and letters for Senior Managers and Elected Members
- Proven ability to network effectively, negotiate at all levels and influence other’s decisions
- Demonstrable success in supporting positive outcomes for children and young people with SEND
- Evidence of effective decision making and problem-solving skills
- Ability to promote equality and diversity principles and practice
- Good understanding of self-evaluation principles which result in a robust strategy for improvement
- Good knowledge about the effective commissioning of services and specialist providers both from health and other partners based on local need and demand
- Ability to empower internal staff and stakeholders to develop ideas for increasing efficiency and achieving the highest possible performance
- Knowledge of effective strategies to strategically review the partnership arrangements for the commissioning of alternative education provision, Fair Access and other strategic partnerships on a regular basis
- Good knowledge of SEN related legislation particularly the Children and Families Act 2014 and its code of practice
- Senior leadership experience and expertise in a relevant area/discipline
- Successful and extensive experience of leading SEN services to schools and families
- Demonstrable experience in partnership working with schools and other partners in the provision of services
- Experience of work with Social Care colleagues to ensure that there is joint partnership working
- Evidence of the ability to encourage and achieve change by effective influencing and facilitation skill

**Job Type**: Temporary contract
Contract length: 4 months

**Salary**: £500.32 per day

**Experience**:

- Customer Service: 1 year (required)
- Service/Delivery: 1 year (required)
- SEND: 1 year (required)
- CPD: 1 year (required)
- Written Communication: 1 year (required)
- Health and Social Care: 1 year (required)
- Management: 1 year (required)
- Local Government: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 8735


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