SEND Quality Assurance LeadLocation: South East Pay rate:  £350 per dayOur client is looking for a SEND Quality Assurance Lead Are you passionate about making a real impact in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision? We are seeking a driven SEND Quality Assurance Lead to manage and lead the SEND Quality Assurance Framework and processes in ensuring high quality Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/ or Disabilities (SEND).In this role, you will work with schools and multi-academy trusts to create new SEND placements, streamline funding processes, and improve the overall financial governance of SEND provisions. You'll manage relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring funding agreements, timelines, and high-quality education standards are met.Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver training and tools to the SEND Service regarding coproduction, keeping the child/young person at the heart of a person-centred approach and having regard to the voice of the child/young person and the aspirations of the family at all times.
• Support the SEND Service Manager in reporting on the quality of EHCPs to the SEND Improvement Board through audits and findings of the Quality Assurance Group.

• Develop and maintain partnerships with families, schools, and partners in Health and Social Care to ensure shared understanding throughout the statutory process, as well as relevant and high-quality advice. To responsibly challenge and support where standards are not met.

• lead on the consideration of and response to complaints relating to the SEND Service, liaising with others to ensure that concerns are dealt with appropriately, and at the earliest possible stage.

Key Person Requirements:

• Proven experience in leading SEND funding changes and financial system improvements
• Strong knowledge of SEND statutory responsibilities and school place planning
• Expertise in negotiating and delivering SEND school places with schools/MATs
• Senior leadership experience in a local authority or similar setting
• Skilled in managing complex educational capital programmes
• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Strong relationship-building abilities across diverse stakeholders

Perfect candidate will be:

• Recognised and relevant professional qualifications e.g. teaching qualifications, social work, other level 6 qualifications, management qualifications.
• Evidence of skills, knowledge and experience to be able to assess and manage risk for the most vulnerable children.
• Work in a Social Services Directorate or other Statutory or Voluntary Agency.
• Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for individuals and their families
• Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans
• Committed to providing our service users with a high-quality service
• Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis
• Knowledge of legislation relating to general social work practice
• 4 Years plus Qualified

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to, easy registration process, referral schemes and incentives, ongoing compliance managed for you, prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including SEND, IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team ManagerThis role is ideally located for those travelling from Hammersmith, Chiswick, Wembley, City of London, Wimbledon, Fulham, Lambeth, London, Twickenham, High Wycombe, Slough, Maidenhead, Bracknell, Guildford, Croydon, Bromley, Dartford, Romford, Watford, Barking and Dagenham, Hackney, Havering, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Ilford, Chelmsford, Brixton, Barking, Southwark, Mitcham and Woolwich.