SEND Team Manager

Knowsley Council is an award winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success.

The Role

Knowsley Council are seeking an exceptional SEND Team Manager to join our Inclusion Team.

As SEND Team Manager you will be responsible for leading and managing the delivery of statutory SEND functions including assessment, reviews, disagreement resolution, and placement planning.  You will have line management responsibility of our dedicated SEND team, ensuring legal compliance, high-quality practice, and positive outcomes for children and young people with SEND.

You will be pivotal to driving forward service improvements within your area, working closely with the leadership team, as well as collaborating with families, settings and partner agencies to deliver high quality, person focused outcomes.

The Person

As SEND Team Manager you will be a dynamic thinker, with demonstrable experience working in SEND, either in education, social care, or health. You will have excellent knowledge of the Children and Families legislation with the ability to drive forward multi agency working and an understanding and commitment to person centred approaches.

This is a great time to join our team.  Under new leadership we have high aspirations to achieve the very best outcomes for children. Our young people and their families and are at the heart of everything we do and we require professionals like you to share our determination to meet the diverse needs of our children and young people with additional needs.

If you enjoy working with passionate staff who truly care about what they do, a senior leadership team who work together to achieve a shared vision and a supportive corporate team then this could be the perfect role for you.

Further Information

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working. 

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact:  Martin.Wilby@knowsley.gov.uk

Key Dates

Closing Date – 22nd June 2025

Interview Date – 30^th June 2025

 

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.