Southwark Information and Support (SIAS) Manager
The Role
Southwark Information Advice and Support (SIAS)
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)?
If yes, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
We are recruiting for a manager to lead the Southwark Information, Advice, and Support (SIAS) service.
About the Role:
In this role, you will coordinate the SIAS Team to support Southwark families in accessing Special Educational Needs (SEN) services. Your responsibilities will include:
- Ensuring that parents and young people have access to comprehensive information, advice and guidance in relation to SEND
- Building partnerships with parents, carers, schools, and professionals.
- Delivering training sessions to key stakeholders.
- Supporting the professional development of a team of SIAS advisors.
About You:
As SIAS Manager, you will play a vital role in ensuring that parents of children and young people with SEND (and young people themselves) receive high-quality advice and guidance. To be successful in this role, you will:
- Have comprehensive knowledge of SEND services, legislation and statutory processes, with proven experience applying them in practice.
- Have substantial experience supporting children and young people with SEND (ages 0-25) and their families in education, health and social care matters.
- Possess excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Be committed to ongoing professional training and development.
About the Team:
As SIAS Manager, you will lead a team that provides information, advice, and guidance to families and young people navigating the SEND system. You will manage a high-performing team, build strong relationships with staff, customers and partner services, and develop the service (including the Local Offer) to meet evolving needs. Additionally, you will participate in strategic partnerships and ensure effective performance management.
For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification located at the bottom of the advert.
Contact Information:
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Neil Gordon-Orr at Neil.Gordon-Orr@southwark.gov.uk
Additional Information:
- Hours of work: 36 hours per week
- Type of contract: Permanent Contract
- Enhanced DBS required
- Location: Tooley Street
Benefits and more information:
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
Recruitment timetable
Advert close date: 11:59pm on 2nd February 2026
Shortlisting date/s: 4th February 2026
Interview date/s: 11th February 2026
The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme:
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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Salary range
- £50,175 - £57,495 per year