SEND Service Manager (Grade Leadership – LSL5 -2061)

Job Category : Social & Healthcare Qualified
Location : Wiltshire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £320.33

As a Service Manager in the Education and Skills directorate, your duties and responsibilities are to:

• Work jointly and collaboratively as part of the extended leadership team to achieve the directorate’s aims and vision and contribute to wider council priorities.
• Help children, young people, and their families are healthy and resilient and able to maximise their life chances and independence.
• Support and drive innovation and change across the service and wider partnership.
• Provide leadership across the partnership (including both internal and external partners), demonstrating a breadth of knowledge and skills and willingness to step outside of specialisms.
• Operate matrix management arrangements, including where required to multi-agency staff groups, and provide leadership of a diverse range of day-to-day and transformational projects.
• Support the service to have robust financial management and where relevant taking management responsibility for delegated budgets, including budget monitoring and staff resources.
• Provide strategic policy direction and leadership across areas of responsibility.
• Work proactively and take responsibility to assess and mitigate corporate risk.
• Undertake quality assurance activity; including analysis of performance outcomes and compliance with statutory responsibilities.
• Undertake operational management of a specialist service, area, and/or workstream which has an impact across the council – managing day-to-day performance in conjunction with the relevant head of service.

We can offer:
A warm, friendly, positive, and proactive service
A strong ethos of collaborative working and peer support
Regular, high-quality supervision is tailored to meet individual needs
Modern, well-equipped offices with excellent IT provision and convenient parking
Flexible working from home and a strong commitment to work-life balance

Our offer:
Hybrid working; meaning you are not required to be in Wiltshire 5 days a week. We offer flexible working options across Wiltshire including working in our hubs, and working from home (unless visits/work requirements are essential)
The opportunity to work for a forward-thinking council with a strong focus on staff engagement.
Laptops are provided so you can work flexibly from any location enabling you to be more effective and flexible in your practice.
Established and supportive teams who will provide monthly 1:1’s and management feedback in a culture of learning and development.
Excellent training and development opportunities – with a variety of progression opportunities including CMI accredited leadership programs and career paths into management
Employee health and wellbeing services and family-friendly policies to support work-life balance