Short Breaks Coordinator / Respite Care Manager - SN25/SN5
Are you driven by the desire to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? My client is seeking a compassionate and dynamic Short Breaks Coordinator to lead their respite care program. In this role, you'll have the unique opportunity to create and manage enriching, high-quality care experiences that provide much-needed support to families. Join a warm, inclusive community where your leadership will significantly impact the well-being of children and their families. The role involves a varied working pattern across multiple sites, offering flexibility and a chance to work closely with different teams.
Why You Should Apply
- Lead a vital program that offers essential respite and support to families of children with SEND
- Work within a nurturing and inclusive environment that encourages professional development
- Play a key role in shaping the future of Short Breaks with strategic planning and innovative approaches
- Oversee a service that profoundly improves the lives of children and their families
- Enjoy a very competitive salary
- Benefit from 25 days of Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading and managing the Short Breaks program to ensure safe, compliant, and enriching care experiences for children and young people with SEND
- Acting as the Designated Safeguarding Lead, overseeing both safeguarding and administrative staff
- Developing and implementing a Strategic Development Plan for the Short Breaks service, including budget management and staff performance
- Planning and delivering activities that promote equality and meet all regulatory standards
- Managing the recruitment, training, and performance of staff to ensure high-quality care and service delivery
- Ensuring compliance with Ofsted registration and other relevant regulations
- Building and nurturing relationships with families, schools, and external agencies
About You
- Be able to do the job as described
- Have experience managing services for children and young people with SEND, with at least a Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care, Childcare, or a related field
- Demonstrate strong leadership and management skills in a care or educational setting
- Possess excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
- Ideally be Team Teach trained, although training can be provided
- Hold a valid driver's license, with the willingness to travel between sites around Swindon and drive a minibus as needed
Working with Long-term Teachers:
We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.
LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.
Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as additional roles which we feel may be of interest to you.
We are proud to have the highest standard of compliance in achieving the REC audited status. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.
In addition to the above we also offer:
- Guaranteed Pay Plans
- Agency Worker Regulations
- Interview preparation advice and support
- Support and counselling through a confidential helpline
- 24/7 access to a UK GP, including consultations and prescription delivery
- Discounts and offers worth hundreds of pounds
- Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay