SEND Team Manager
| Posting date: | 09 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £400.00 per day |
| Additional salary information: | per day PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 September 2025 |
| Location: | Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 6DY |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | Bournemouth 5273902 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Job Title: SEND Team Manager
Ref: Bournemouth 5273902
Pay rate: £400 per day PAYE
Working Arrangement: Hybrid working
Additional requirements: Must be able to travel using public transport or other viable means, or hold a valid UK driving licence
DBS requirement: An Enhanced DBS is required for this role
The role:
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Team Manager to join the SEND Assessment and Review service within the Council's Education and Skills Directorate.
In this pivotal role, you will lead a team responsible for the delivery of high-quality statutory processes that ensure children and young people with complex special educational needs and disabilities receive the right support at the right time, in the right setting.
Key responsibilities:
Lead, supervise and support a team to deliver consistent, high-quality work that meets statutory duties and delivers positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people
Ensure statutory Education, Health and Care (EHC) assessments and annual reviews are completed on time and to a high standard, in line with legislation and best practice
Promote inclusive education and contribute to the reduction of out-of-authority placements
Work collaboratively with professionals across education, health and care, especially at key transition points (e.g. preschool to school, school to Post-16/19)
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, case law, and policy to ensure robust, lawful and child-focused decision making
Support the strategic development and improvement of SEND services across the Council
What the client is looking for:
Degree Level or equivalent qualification
Appropriate professional qualification (law/public administration/education/social care/health)
Management qualification or commitment to undertake management training
A qualification in SEND or evidence of significant and extensive experience
Evidence of significant and extensive SEND experience
Experience of supervising and recruiting staff
Experience of decision making within statutory frameworks, with financial implications and where decisions are subject to legal challenge
Detailed knowledge and understanding of relevant legislative and regulatory framework for SEND and Government initiatives relating to SEND, and working knowledge of related regulations (eg exclusions and admissions)
Detailed knowledge and understanding of mechanisms to support schools and other settings to meet the educational needs of children and young people with SEND
Positive leadership and supervisory skills
Good analytical and assessment skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
Strong performance management skills
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Job Ref: Bournemouth 5273902
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