SEND Quality Assurance Officer, North London

SEND Quality Assurance Officer
Location: North London
Rate: £400 per day
Working Arrangements: Hybrid – 2 days per week in the office

We are currently recruiting for an experienced SEND Quality Assurance Officer to join a North London Local Authority on an interim basis.

The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening practice and driving continuous improvement across Children's Services, with a particular focus on SEND and inclusion.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate quality assurance activity, including audits and thematic reviews.
• Analyse practice and performance information, identifying strengths and areas for improvement.
• Provide independent scrutiny, constructive challenge and assurance around the quality of practice.
• Support operational managers and practitioners to implement sustainable service improvements.
• Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of SEND and inclusion arrangements across Children's Services and education settings.
• Review early intervention, ordinarily available provision, graduated approaches and multi-agency support.
• Identify opportunities to improve inclusion, participation, attendance and outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
• Work closely with senior leaders, education settings and multi-agency partners to promote a culture of learning and accountability.

• Strong experience in SEND quality assurance within a Local Authority setting.
• Experience undertaking audits, thematic reviews and evaluating service performance.
• Good understanding of SEND legislation, inclusion and multi-agency working.
• Ability to identify areas for improvement and provide constructive challenge to drive better outcomes.

• A dedicated consultant with access to roles nationwide and available whenever you need support
• A simple online registration process
• Attractive referral schemes and incentives
• Ongoing compliance fully managed for you
• Prompt and reliable payroll
• …and much more!