SEND Team Manager

We have an exciting role on offer within our Children’s Services as a SEND Team Manager.

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional, experienced Team Manager, to provide day to day management and leadership to our SEND Casework Team. Middlesbrough’s Inclusion and Specialist Support Service received a Grade 1 outcome following a Local Area SEND Inspection in October 2023 therefore this is an exciting opportunity to join an Outstanding service.

All over the country SEND services are under pressure and we continue to work hard to meet the needs of our children and young people in Middlesbrough. This is an important post for our service. If you are passionate about making a difference to children and families in Middlesbrough, care enough to work inside the system to transform it, if you are an optimistic and creative problem solver you might fit the bill! The role offers an opportunity to demonstrate your talent and grow your career experience by working in a statutory, multi-professional environment.

Our SEND partners are as ambitious and passionate as we are. You must be able to be work collaboratively, honestly and communicate openly with people including senior staff, from all sectors. The SEND Assessment and Review Team 0-25 is a statutory service with national targets, milestone and legal frameworks to be achieved. This role offers a blend of people and process management, alongside partnership working. It offers the successful candidate the opportunity to take a further step towards gaining a more strategic post in the future.
As such you will already be a skilled communicator with a track record of delivering results, you will be able to build relationships quickly and maintain them overtime, sometimes within challenging situations. You will be responsible for bringing out the best in your team of 12 SEND Case Officers. You will be passionate about seeing people develop and creating a high performance culture in which the team members can thrive and progress their career if this is their goal.

Outside the of the immediate SEND Assessment and Review Team you will be part of a vibrant multiagency network of professionals and schools who are passionate about their role in ensuring SEND services within Middlesbrough remain outstanding. Such environments are always lively, and you will be to be able to work positively with appropriate levels of challenge whilst maintaining relationships. You will be skilled at diffusing conflict when it arises. If you are a talented, motivated and ambitious person who cares deeply about children and young people, we would love to hear from you.