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Strategic Social Care Lead

2 months ago


Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Full time

About the Role

This is a key position within Oxfordshire County Council, reporting directly to the senior management team. As the Designated Social Care Officer, you will be responsible for leading the social care elements of the Local Area SEND Services strategy across the local authority.

Key Responsibilities

  • Strategically lead in framing and developing social care elements of the Local Area SEND Services strategy
  • Work closely with parents/carers and children, gathering their views on the system and feeding this back to the Local Area SEND Services
  • Ensure both parent/carers and children's voices are represented and acted upon
  • Negotiate with and influence others, building and nurturing effective, authentic partnerships
  • Collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders across the Local Authority to make the most of every opportunity for co-production with all partners

About You

You will need to share the commitment of all our partners to create 'Better Outcomes Together' for children living in Oxfordshire with SEND.

You will have significant experience of working as a Social Worker or Manager with children who have SEND, including experience of working with children and their families/carers together with multi-agency partners.

You will be a confident practitioner who is able to constructively and proactively challenge practice, systems and processes to improve the outcomes for children with SEND living in Oxfordshire.

What We Offer

  • A culture of flexible working
  • Technology to support agile working where role permits
  • Up to 33 days holiday p.a. plus bank holidays
  • Option to 'buy' additional holiday
  • Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
  • Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer's contribution of up to 19.9%
  • Enhanced family friendly policies
  • Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
  • Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development