Social Work Partners are currently recruiting for a Assistant Director for a SEND Team in Waltham Forest. You must be registered with Social Work England to apply for this role.
Purpose
To lead, develop, organise and control the SEND service area ensuring the delivery of the service meets all Council, professional and legislative requirements. The role is responsible for forging and maintaining strong and resilient relationships with schools, education settings, colleges and voluntary sector partners to build capacity for the education and well-being of children and young adults with SEND. The Assistant Director will work in partnership with a range of internal and external partners, especially health and social care, to achieve the best outcomes for Waltham Forest residents.
Role Details
- Rate of Pay – £550 per day
Requirements
- Significant experience of managing complex organisational structures within a local government context at a senior leadership level in work that includes some or all of SEN,
- Children with Disabilities, learning difficulty and disability, Transitions to Adults, vulnerable learners, educational inclusion, Short Breaks.
- Successful track record of developing and delivering integrated services which are effective at meeting customer needs and are cost efficient, and which feature conflicting stakeholder demands and vested interests.
- Experience of financial management, including a track record of achieving sustainable budget reductions and maintaining service quality.
- Strong understanding of the legislative and statutory frameworks affecting service delivery within this area, including knowledge of commissioning processes and how schools, colleges and settings are funded for SEN, Children and Families Act 2014, the Care Act 2015 and the Mental Health Capacity Act.
- Ability to build effective specialist and generic teams and integrated relationships.
- Experience of working in partnership with social care and health partners to ensure integrated planning of SEND provision and services
- Experience of successful service re-design and improvement.
- Successful and proficient problem-solving skills, with the ability to think and flourish in uncertainty and ambiguity
- Extensive experience of managing people and performance and leading and managing complex change programmes.
- Well developed and effective communication and presentation skills, adaptable to different situations.
- High level and high impact leadership skills.
- An ability to foster and sustain confidence in staff and a wide range of stakeholders including statutory and non-statutory organisations in periods of organisational change.
- Strong project management skills and experience.
- Experience in effective development and management of partnerships.
- Experience of managing commissioning activity and relationships.
About Us:
Social Work Partners were established to make a positive difference across the Social Care and Work recruitment market, guided by our principals – Care, Communication and Community. Our team have been specially chosen due to their experience and will work with you to support and develop your career. We understand how busy you are, so we have made sure that all of processes are smooth and automated to make your registration with us as quick as possible.
Working with Social Work Partners:
- Your own experienced Consultant to support with all areas of your journey with us, from CV reviewing through to interview tips and onboarding in your new role
- Access to the widest variety of social work jobs be it agency, permanent and consultative projects, a number of these exclusively to Social Work Partners
- Reliable weekly payroll
- Support with exclusive CPD, and training opportunities to further your development
- Yearly events for our community
- Dedicated teams to support with timesheets, and compliance
- Substantive referral fees paid*
For more information, please contact us at [email protected]. Due to our relationships, and frameworks in place, we can offer a top tier status nationally which enables us to offer exclusive roles before other agencies may have access to them