JobStrategic Autism Lead

Join our SEND Advisory & Inclusion Service Leadership Team as a SEND Project Lead. This pivotal role supports the Head of Service in defining, developing, and delivering innovative projects that enhance SEND provision across Birmingham. You will work closely with senior leaders to implement programmes that improve outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

This role is on the leadership pay spine of Statutory Teachers Pay and Conditions and would be at an Assistant Leadership level within the SEND Advisory & Inclusion Service. Candidates with a background in teaching pupils with SEND and who have experience of leading projects within the education sector would be welcome to apply.

• Strong background in SEND provision and advisory work.
• Proven experience in managing projects or programmes of work.
• Excellent organisational and leadership skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively with schools, families, and multi‑agency partners.
• Commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND.

• Please upload an up‑to‑date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application.
• The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the 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.

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.

• A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
• An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
• A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
• A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
• A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well‑being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.