SEN Preparing for Adulthood Team Manager

Tower Hamlet’s vision is to enable young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to live, learn and work within their local community, achieve sustained progression, resulting in better life outcomes. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a SEN Preparing for Adulthood (PfA) Team Manager to support this vision.

The successful applicant will be passionate and driven. They will have extensive knowledge of legislation, statutory frameworks including the Code of Practice, and policy affecting services for young people post-14 and families in relation to SEND. As the PfA Team Manager, the successful applicant will be required to support the PfA Service Manager to deliver key priorities and work collaboratively with schools, post 16 Education and Training providers and other key partners in and out of Tower Hamlets, to ensure the best outcomes for young people with special education needs and disabilities.

If you would like further information about the role, please contact: Jenny Quiller (jenny.quiller@towerhamlets.gov.uk)

This job advert will automatically close once the maximum number of applications have been reach.

Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the post are guaranteed an interview. Care experience has also been adopted by the Council as an additional protected characteristic.

We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.