ABOUT THE ROLE

Birmingham’s SEND services are growing as part of the council’s long-term commitment to children, young people and their families with more than 150 permanent roles being created. We’re putting evidence and a data driven approach at the heart of SEND improvement to make sure we can identify and respond to Children and Young People’s needs effectively. We’re looking for motivated people who combine a passion for SEND with proven analytical skills and experience to join us and make a meaningful impact in this priority area.
You’ll be joining a newly established SEND Evidence and Analysis team providing support, evidence and analysis to a range of operational, corporate, statutory and strategic users. The team will be responsible for the availability, accuracy, assurance, and analysis of a range of SEND data (characteristics, needs, services, outcomes) to provide impactful insights to SEND service providers and users.

PLEASE UPLOAD AN UP-TO-DATE CV AND PERSONAL STATEMENT VIA THE ATTACHMENTS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION. THE PERSONAL STATEMENT SHOULD OUTLINE HOW YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA FOR THE ROLE THROUGH YOUR PERSONAL QUALITIES, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE AND INCLUDE YOUR MOTIVATION FOR APPLYING TO THE POST. NOTE THE PERSONAL STATEMENT SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN 1500 WORDS. UNFORTUNATELY, WE CANNOT CONSIDER ANY APPLICATIONS WITHOUT A CV AND PERSONAL STATEMENT ATTACHED

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements , before any employment offer can be confirmed.
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