Deputy Head of SEND, Prevention and Early Intervention

Grade Soulbury scp 13 £62,439 to scp 16 £66,966, essential car user allowance up to £963pa
Contract: permanent
Hours: 37 per week
Essential requirement: full driving licence, DBS
Essential qualification: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent professional qualification, National Award for SEN Coordination (NASENCO) or significant SEND leadership experience

Interview date: TBC
For further information about this role, contact: Susan.Cornwell@bolton.gov.uk

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The Role

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic colleague to join our SENDAS Team.

Bolton is currently the only area of the Northwest with the highest area wide inspection judgement. We have a strong commitment to delivering excellent provision and outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). We believe that every child and young person should thrive in their local community, access high-quality inclusive education and achieve their aspirations. Early intervention is at the heart of our approach, and we are looking for an exceptional leader who shares our ambition and commitment to excellence. As we begin to deliver our Local Area SEND Reform Plan, we are seeking an outstanding Deputy Head of SEND to lead our strategic focus on early intervention and inclusive practice. This is a rare opportunity to make a significant impact, helping to shape services that ensure children receive the right support at the right time and in the right place.

Reporting to the Head of SEND, you will provide strategic leadership for early intervention, inclusion and SEND system improvement across the local area, ensuring that children and young people receive timely, appropriate support at the earliest opportunity. You will lead on the development of effective early identification systems, graduated responses and evidence-informed interventions, reducing escalation to higher levels of need wherever possible and improving outcomes for children. You will also lead on the prevention and early intervention elements of the SEND Reforms, including the universal offer, targeted support offer and targeted plus support offer, Experts and Hand offer and Individual Support Plans. Working in partnership with schools, families, our parent carer forum, health and social care colleagues you will champion and promote inclusive practice, build capacity within settings and ensure that resources are targeted effectively to prevent needs from becoming more complex

About You

The ideal candidate for this post will be a passionate and ambitious SEND leader who believes that early intervention, inclusion and partnership working can transform the lives of children and young people.

You will have substantial leadership experience within SEND, education, health or children's services, a strong understanding of SEND legislation and current national policy developments and demonstrate a genuine commitment to inclusion and early intervention.

You will be an effective communicator with outstanding interpersonal skills and be able to work effectively with children, young people, families and all stakeholders at both a strategic and whole school level and an individual child level. You will also be a team player, willing to contribute to our supportive team.

About Us

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

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DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Employment offers are conditional subject to satisfactory clearances. For roles where a criminal records check from the DBS is required, this includes satisfactory clearance of this check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of an individual’s offence/s. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. Bolton Council’s policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders is available here.

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