Family Liaison and Engagement Lead (SEND)

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	08 Medi 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Competitive
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	08 Hydref 2025
Lleoliad:	Tameside, SK14 1AL
Cwmni:	inploi
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	75740228

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Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Grade I. Scale 35 - £46,142 to Scale 37 - £48,226

Hours Per Week: 36 hours

Base Location: Hyde Town Hall, Market Street, Hyde, SK14 1AL

Assessment Date: To be arranged

The Role

Are you ready to make a real difference for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)?

We are seeking a Family liaison and engagement lead (SEND) to join our leadership team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of SEND services in Tameside. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and knowledgeable professional to drive improvements, support families, and champion the best outcomes for children and young people.

As Family liaison and engagement lead (SEND), you will:
Oversee and manage tribunal processes, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and the SEND Code of Practice.
Work collaboratively with families, schools, and key partners in health and social care to resolve disputes and improve service delivery.
Lead on key areas of SEND service improvement, ensuring high-quality, inclusive provision for children and young people up to the age of 25.
Provide professional guidance and support to SEND service managers, ensuring that tribunal processes are managed efficiently and effectively.
Play a key role in the local area SEND partnership, contributing to strategic planning and ensuring resources are used effectively to meet needs.

Why Join Us?

A leadership role where you can directly impact SEND services and outcomes.
The opportunity to work with a passionate and committed team.
A chance to shape local policy and service delivery for children and young people with SEND.

If you are a proven leader with a track record of delivering impactful results in SEND or a related field and are passionate about making a difference, we would love to hear from you!

About You

We are looking for a candidate who:
Has strong knowledge of SEND legislation, including the Children and Families Act 2014 and the SEND Code of Practice.
Has experience in managing tribunal processes and dispute resolution in SEND or a related field.
Can confidently lead teams and work collaboratively across multi-agency partnerships.
Is committed to continuous service improvement and ensuring positive outcomes for children, young people, and their families

About Us

Message from Jill Colbert, Director of Children’s Services

“I joined the council at the beginning of 2025 and was instantly charmed by the warmth, openness, and energy of colleagues.

“I came to Tameside for one reason; because I know we can do fantastic things for our families here.

“We’re a children’s service on a significant improvement journey. We know what needs to be different for our children and families and we’re ambitious to deliver that change.

“We have a growing range of specialist services for children, where you can test and grow your skills and practice. We have a Social Work Academy that is led by people who bring passion to learning and who know that the DCS’ of the future are right in front of them. We are working on our progression pathways so that staying in Tameside is rewarded and recognised. We have investment in innovation and improvement from the council so that we can grow services and support for families that we can sustain, from family hubs through to complex safeguarding.

“I am so certain that we can build a proud, inclusive and safe climate for great practice to flourish in Tameside. I’d love you to join me on the journey here at Team Tameside.”

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.

Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English.

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here

We have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please click here for more information on our guaranteed assessment scheme.

For further information about this role please contact Hilary Cook, Head of Send on 0161 342 4433 or Hilary.Cook@tameside.gov.uk

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