Post Programme Lead

Medways 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 Governments 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 Post‑16 Programme Lead, you will lead and manage, both strategically and operationally, the Post‑16 programme, including the implementation of initiatives and programmes flowing from the Post‑16 Review and play a key role in developing and delivering efficient and effective processes and systems.

As manager of the Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) Team, you will ensure the successful identification, tracking and recording of those young people either NEET or Unknown.

You will work in partnership with various providers and stakeholders (internal and external), including parents and carers, to maintain positive and effective relationships to ensure high‑quality service delivery to clients.

You will be expected to utilise your skills and knowledge in relation to partnership working, business planning, financial management, and evaluation of data to provide excellent leadership of programme plans and activity within the Post‑16 area.

Interviews will take place week commencing 16th February 2026.