The starting salary for this position is £53,018 per annum based on a 36 hour working week.

Surrey County Council is committed to improving services to children with additional needs.  The Team Around the School (TAS) Pilot Project aims to provide support to children and young people with additional needs at the earliest opportunity without waiting for a diagnosis or Education, Health and Care Plan.

The TAS Manager (Pilot) will work closely with: Head Teachers from a number of schools, schools’ staff, Council services, Health services, the Mental Health Alliance and the voluntary sector to ensure that the needs of children and young people are met immediately without recourse to statutory processes.

The TAS Manager will be accountable to a project Steering Group and will coordinate and support schools in using a multi-agency approach to bring together staff from a range of professions to collectively decide on the best way to support individual young people.

The project will be instrumental in aligning a number of County initiatives alongside the TAS including: Time for Kids, the i–THRIVE model and a new Neuro developmental pathway.

To be successful in this role you will need to have good communication, written and organisational skills. In addition, you should have good negotiation skills and considerable experience of working across disciplines and with partner agencies. You will be expected to understand how schools function and have a good knowledge of statutory processes within health, social care and education. 

In this role you will be responsible for the implementation of the TAS pilot and will be expected to provide update reports and monitoring reports to the TAS Steering Group and other partnership bodies as required.

We are looking for someone who is committed to working in new ways to meet the additional needs of children and who will be able to support changes to culture and behaviours across a diverse and dynamic partnership. You will play a significant part in delivering the Council’s commitment to improved outcomes for vulnerable children and young people and improving the experience of families.

The role is fixed term for one year in the first instance with the potential to extend depending on the needs of the project. 

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The job advert closes at 23:59 on 24/10/21.

Interviews will take place on week commencing 15/11/2021.

An enhanced DBS ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’ check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children’s and Adults’ Barred List checks will be required for this role.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion please contact Sandra Morrison by e-mail at [email protected]. We look forward to receiving your application. 

Benefits

From flexible working to job sharing we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years’ service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit MyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.