Job Title: Senior SEND and Inclusion Commissioner
Location: Civic Centre, High Street Uxbridge, Middlesex, London, UB8 1UW (This role is a hybrid role where you can work at home and in the office (2 days per week)
Salary: £63,684 – £68,067 per annum
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
Working Hours: 36 hours per week
Closing Date: 7th September 2023
About us:
At Hillingdon we’re proud of our commitment of ‘Putting our residents first’, ensuring they’re at the heart of everything we do! We want to attract talented individuals like yourself who share our aspirations for the borough and can support us to deliver exceptional services for Hillingdon.
With an ambitious strategy we pride ourselves on delivering services that improve the lives of all our residents, businesses, and partners. Embarking on a journey of continuous improvement, we’ve set an agenda to ensure the provision of; safer communities, a thriving local economy, a greener more sustainable environment, whilst increasing our digital capabilities.
Working at London’s second largest borough can be tough, particularly with government reforms, budget restrictions, and political attention – but it’s enough to keep us busy and ensures no two days are the same!
What does a Senior SEND and Inclusion Commissioner do at Hillingdon?
Here in Hillingdon, we are ambitious for our children and young people with additional needs. Therefore, we are looking to appoint enthusiastic and dedicated individual to work within our SEND and Inclusion Service. We have recently re-organised and this is a newly created role within the service.
The Senior SEND and Inclusion Commissioner will support the SEND Service on the development of the London Borough of Hillingdon (LBH) SEND Sufficiency Strategy for the development and placement of SEND pupils in and out of borough. We have an ambitious programme of school development over the next five years, which you will be involved with.
You will work in partnership with Delivery Managers to deliver the organisational vision and outcomes through integrated planning and the flexible use of resources. You will lead on securing best value from all SEND placements in independent and out of borough provision, through contract management and monitoring performance of placements.
You will lead on strategies to ensure that pupil placement needs are met in borough working in partnership with colleagues in Education, Health and Social Care. This will include strategies to reduce the number and costs of pupils placed out of borough and placed in independent settings. You will work to develop strong relationships with parent carers and other partners in achieving best use of resources.
About you:
- You will have a in depth understanding of commissioning and how it improves outcomes for children and young people with SEND and/or Health needs and their families and stakeholders.
- You will be committed to partnership working and be able to work across with Senior Leaders across organisations, primarily within education
- You will have demonstrable experience of co-production with children, families and stakeholders.
- You will be able to evaluate the impact of strategic commissioning and be experienced in resource and financial management
- You will be skilled in being able to analyse data which is used to inform the planning and commissioning of services.
What we offer:
We offer a range of Company benefits. These vary according to the business area and role but may include:
- Free parking (4 days a week) if based at the Civic Centre
- Generous holiday entitlement: a minimum 26 days a year (plus bank holidays), rising to 29 days after five years’ service. For more senior positions holiday entitlements can rise to a maximum of 37 days
- Career breaks
Additional information:
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Applicants should be aware that the post will only be offered to successful candidates subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
Due to an expected high volume of applications, we could close this role early, we therefore recommend you apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Please note the company is not able to offer sponsorship or relocation assistance for this role so candidates must already possess the right to live and work in the UK to be considered.
Candidates with the relevant experience, qualifications, and job titles of: SEND Project Manager, SEND, SEND Support, Inclusion Project Worker, Commissioning Services, Commissioning Project Worker, Project Administrator, Project Manager, Project Lead, Lead Project Manager, Support Worker, Care Management, Support Coordinator, Care Manager, Support Manager, Care Coordinator, Adult Social Care and Family Social Support may also be considered for this role.
