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SEND Quality & Safety Officer

Employer: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Location: 3-5 St James's Road, Dudley, DY1 1HP
Salary: £32,234 - £34,729 per annum
Closing date: 7 Nov 2021
Reference: DUDLEY000006680

Sector: Local Councils
Job Type: Commissioning
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Working Pattern: Standard
Hours: Full-Time

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Dudley Council has the highest ambitions for our children and young people and we have accelerated our efforts to support and strengthen the services we deliver to children and families. We have made significant strides to understand ourselves better and know what work needs to be done to ensure that we are consistently and successfully identifying and meeting the needs of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

A wide ranging and robust improvement programme has been implemented across Dudley Council, working closely with our partners to make the changes and improvements to which we are committed. We are determined to work in partnership to transform the way that we work with children with SEND and their families.

Effective evidence and outcomes - based commissioning has a crucial role within this improvement programme as we seek to eliminate the variation and fragmentation in commissioning practice with involvement of children, young people and their families to ensure a consistent level of service quality.

To strengthen our SEND commissioning service we are seeking to recruit an individual with significant knowledge and experience of education provision for children and young people with SEND, to support the ongoing development of our quality assurance function. This includes a particular focus on monitoring the progress and outcomes of children and young people placed in independent settings to ensure that provision is meeting need.

The role will include working closely with the SEND Team, social care and health services and will be a key interface with our independent settings, adopting a high support, high challenge approach to working with providers where quality concerns are identified. The post-holder is required to have excellent inter-personal skills and also be confident in the collection and analysis of data.

The post is initially for a fixed term of six months. Secondments will be considered.

At the time of advertising the post is primarily home-based however frequent travel to education settings within the West Midlands (and on occasion outside the West Midlands) will be required.

For more information please contact Laura Smith on 07779 632277 or via email laura.smith@dudley.gov.uk

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and vulnerable adults; therefore the post is subject to medical clearance and enhanced DBS check.

NB: We reserve the right to close vacancies before the advertised date if a large number of applications have been received.

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.

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About Dudley Council

It’s an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve.

At Dudley Council we have a ‘one council’ ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities.

We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of ‘Forge a Future for all’ www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk

We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves.

In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents you will become an integral part of a council that:

• is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark

• is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services

• has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people

• wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums

• dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents

• is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents

We want to leave a legacy of a better future for the borough that reflects Dudley borough’s potential and harnesses the ambitions of the people we serve. For more information see our Council Plan www.dudley.gov.uk/council-community/plan-policies-and-strategies/council-plan, Dudley Borough Vision for 2030, Forging a Future for All www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk and key information about the borough and its communities at All about Dudley Borough www.allaboutdudley.info

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Website: http://www.dudley.gov.uk/
Telephone: 01384 811300
Location: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Mary Stevens Park
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 2AA
United Kingdom

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