Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
Range 6 (£42,139 - £47,691) per annum
37 hours
Medway’s Education and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Division is committed to support all children and young people to learn and grow and to achieve their potential in education. The Education and SEND Division covers a wide scope of services, including school admissions, place planning, Medway Test, school transport, capital developments, high-needs funding and support for pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans, early years funding and sufficiency, school improvement and effectiveness, inclusion and attendance. The Government’s ambitions for the provision of quality education and improvement plans for the SEND and Alternative Provision system are important strategic drivers for our vision for these services.
The Education and SEND Division is seeking highly driven and experienced professionals to join these teams at an exciting time of change within this sector. Successful candidates will join a supportive network of professionals within the Division and across the wider People Directorate and Council. They will have the opportunity to contribute our journey of improvement and shape our service delivery to children, young people and families and Medway. They will gain knowledge and experience from highly skilled team members but will also be given the opportunity to showcase their own skills and knowledge. They will be expected to work in partnership with providers, other agencies and strategic networks.
As High-Needs Business Manager, you will lead on the provision of comprehensive and high-quality support, including budgetary control and financial management practices for budgets within the Education and SEND Division and play a key role in developing and delivering efficient and effective processes and systems.
You will act as a key liaison between teams across the Division and the wider organisation and ensure that the LA’s processes are up-to-date and compliant with statutory guidance, legislation and policy.
You will demonstrate effective management of payment and monitoring systems to ensure that funding, specifically Element 3 and top-up funding to schools and academies and payments to independent providers, is timely and accurate.
You will be expected to utilise your skills and knowledge in relation to financial management, analysis and evaluation of data, quality assurance and reporting, including statutory returns, to provide effective budget management of funding within the High Needs Block.
In return we offer you:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Generous local government pension scheme package
- Access to wider training and development qualifications
- Flexible working scheme
- Travel plan discounts
- Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker
- Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
- Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers
- The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
We're committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency. Our declaration fits into our http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.
Medway_Information_Pack_2024.docx
High_Needs_Business_Manager_Job_Profile.pdf