Project Director

2 weeks ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle City Council Full time

Why Work for Newcastle City Council?

Newcastle City Council offers a unique opportunity to work in a vibrant city with proactive and committed people who strive to achieve positive outcomes for residents. Our team is dedicated to supporting residents and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

As an employee, you will have access to:

  1. A competitive salary and benefits package
  2. Opportunities for training and development
  3. Flexible working arrangements and agile working
  4. A generous leave policy and pension scheme
  5. Family Supportive Policies and Occupational Health support
  6. Discounted travel passes and various salary sacrifice schemes

You will work as part of a small project team in the Children and Families directorate, specifically working alongside teams and services that help schools and other education settings.

This is an exciting project to develop and deliver transformed systems that support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. As the project's lead officer, you will be responsible for the overall leadership of the project and the delivery team.

The project objectives are:

  1. Review and embed robust and consistent decision-making processes around statutory assessment and review processes
  2. Support the review and change processes associated with improved transition pathways
  3. Design, test, and deploy digitised Descriptors of Needs for use by families and professionals
  4. Review, redesign, test, and deploy Newcastle's Local Offer
  5. Actively support mainstream schools in implementing the Newcastle Inclusion Quality Framework
  6. Design and embed an easy-to-use way for children, young people, their families, and professionals to get answers to their questions quickly

To succeed in this role, you will need to be confident, customer-focused, and able to communicate with a wide and varied audience. You will also need to have a flexible approach to work and be able to meet challenging deadlines.

We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. If you are passionate about supporting positive outcomes for residents, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.


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