SEND Service Lead

Engage Education are currently working in partnership with a local SEND charity on an exciting new & permanent SEND Service Lead position specifically to support children and young adults with SEND needs in the Haywards Heath area.

Reporting to the Head of Services and part of the management team, the Services Leads are responsible for ensuring clubs and activities for this cohort, deliver the best possible outcomes for members and their families, and comply with appropriate legislation and policy (Safeguarding, Health & Safety, GDPR, etc).

This role will have direct responsibility for being physically present to lead certain clubs and activities, and will oversee the running of other clubs and activities through line management of contracted and sessional Delivery Managers.

For this role, we are looking for someone with experience supporting those with SEND needs, as well as some form of management experience.

This is a full-time position (35 hours per week), with specific service sessions planned into the week and the remaining hours flexibly worked. The ideal candidate will need to be able to be self-sufficient in managing both their workload and hours worked, whilst accommodating other Service Leads and users. There will also be some evening and alternate weekend shifts.

Main Duties

• Service Delivery (year-round weekday and weekend clubs and activities)

• Member Experience

• Team Management

• Team Working

• Other

Requirements of the Job:

• Ability to work evenings and weekends on a regular basis

• Available during school holidays

• Able to drive, own a car

• Enhanced DBS check

• Right to work in the UK

Person Specification:

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Substantial experience of working with young people/adults with complex behavioural needs, including autism, people with severe and profound/multiple learning difficulties, disabilities, communication issues and behavioural challenges.

• Ability to develop enabling environments that support engagement, learning, and social interaction.

• Proven experience in leading and motivating a team, including developing team members and addressing people management issues.

• Thorough knowledge and demonstrable use of a range of communication tools within a SEND setting.

• Relevant experience and understanding of young people\adult’s development and learning with SEND

• Relevant experience and knowledge about the provision of inclusive practice and a commitment to providing this for all within an equal opportunities framework.

• Relevant experience and understanding of health and safety issues

• Able to demonstrate, through experience and/or qualifications, an understanding of safeguarding issues and a commitment to safeguarding responsibilities.

• Familiar with IT systems, ideally Google Drive and maintaining databases

• Knowledge of relevant medical procedures, e.g. management of gastrostomies

• Knowledge of relevant behaviour management strategies, e.g. Team Teach, PROACT SCIPr

• Ability to manage and develop resources effectively.

Qualifications - Essential:

• First aid

• Administration of medication including emergency

• Epilepsy including emergency medication

• Manual handling including use of hoists

• Challenging behaviour

• Eating, drinking and swallowing support

• Food safety

Behaviours

• Team player

• Warm, consistent, empathetic, open and accessible

• Ability to lead, manage and inspire a team, role modelling positive behaviours

• Eagerness to learn and to improve and develop services

• Confident communicator, calm under pressure

Benefits Package

• We offer competitive salaries with annual reviews. Our salaries are paid on the last friday of the month

• Employer matches employee contributions of 5% to a nest pension

• Holiday allocation is 25 days plus bank holidays

How to apply

If you’re as excited about this role as we are, you can apply below - or get in touch with us directly.

If you’re not contacted within 2 working days, unfortunately you have not been successful for this role. We have a lot of applications to our positions, so don’t be disheartened - you are still free to apply to one of our other vacancies that you may be more suited for. We will also keep your CV on file and continue to help you in your search for your next role.

All candidates will be required to undertake a valid enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance will be provided.

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We look forward to hearing from you!