SEND and Specialist Clinical Service Manager

6 days ago


Pewsey, United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Full time
Job Description

Role Overview

The Ministry of Defence is seeking a highly skilled and experienced SEND Specialist Manager to join our Defence Children Services team. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in supporting and improving the educational outcomes of children and young people in Service Families.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver a high-quality, specialist SEND service, providing advice and guidance to schools, 0-3 years settings, parents, and Command within the wider DCS context.
  • Provide specialist strategic leadership and lead the development and maintenance of the SEND service for DCS, including Education Psychologists and Speech and Language Therapists.
  • Oversee the advice, consultation, and guidance given to school staff delivering psychologically and speech and language-based interventions aimed at improving outcomes for children and young people.
  • Constantly review demand and approach to mitigate against challenges with mobility and deployment, including working with MODLAP in the UK and Overseas Commands.
  • Lead, coordinate, and assure key strategy areas according to service priorities.
  • Work in partnership with other children's services providers in the military community to develop integrated working practice to improve the lived experience for service families, mobility, deployment, promoting positive mental health.
  • Provide high-quality reports and records of SEND advice and analysis.
  • Lead the DCS Critical Incident service to support pupils, staff, and parents.
  • Provide vision, direction, operational oversight, and strategic leadership and line management of the Education Psychology, Speech and Language, and SEND professionals.
  • Manage and monitor contracted services for Sensory Impairment Support (HI/VI) and Speech Therapy.

Person Specification

The role requires a confident, strategic leader with a proven record of success.

You will have the ability to bring together expertise and practical delivery focus and be a role model for excellence in inclusive and professional leadership across the Specialist Service Support pillar. You will have experience of working across local authorities for a number of years and have had involvement with at least 5 or more schools.

In your personal statement, please provide evidence of how you demonstrate:

  • Substantial and successful experience as an SEND Manager at Trust or Local Authority level with involvement of at least 5 or more schools.
  • Successful experience of leading education-based development projects.
  • Knowledge and competence to evaluate the quality of SEND provision offered by DCS.
  • Comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of SEND and Education legislative requirements, statutory guidance, and processes.
  • Have experience and knowledge of leading and running a multi-agency team.
  • Ability to work independently within professional frameworks.
  • Knowledge of good practice in safeguarding, equal opportunities, and inclusion, and a full commitment to these aspects.

Qualifications

The post holder will be required to hold the following qualification(s):

• Degree and UK Qualified Teacher Status

• Post-graduate qualifications in SEND (desirable)

Evidence of qualification will be required at interview.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Leadership
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Delivering at Pace


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