HNB Strategic Lead

Sustainability Strategic Lead– High Needs Block

Vacancy Ref: 7083680

A position has arisen for a Strategic Lead within a prestigious local authority in The South West.

The Council is committed to sustaining high quality provision for children and young people with special educational needs, by ensuring robust financial management of its high needs budget and developing innovative models of service delivery to respond to additional need at the earliest opportunity.

Location: The South West

Duration: 3 months initially

Rate: £550 per day Umbrella

IR35 Status: Inside

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Leading the work with senior managers, delivery partners and families to agree a coordinated local area response, you will represent the programme in school, parent and other local forums, promoting a shared vision and collective responsibility for delivering agreed changes
• Develop and support processes for improved, evidence-based insight into the local factors driving identified pressures on the high needs budget and identify key lines of enquiry for addressing the deficit.
• Define options and recommendations for the transformative development of the current special educational needs operational model, supported by clear cost/benefit analysis
• Establish and manage a structured programme environment and programme team take forward the implementation of agreed changes.
• Develop and monitor the strategic delivery plan, providing regular updates to programme governance on progress, risks and issues and the impact of service development on key measures of financial sustainability
• Lead the implementation of required corporate change across the council and / or partner organisations

Essential Experience:

• Experience in SEND Transformation within a Local Authority
• Previous experience working with High Needs Block
• Expert project management and leadership skills

For further information, please contact Olli Attwood on 0117 930 8760 and email your updated CV to OAttwood@venngroup.com

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