Cyngor Sir CEREDIGION County Council
Person Specification
The Academic/professional/
Essential
Technical/vocational
- Appropriate professional qualification or a
qualifications (including
minimum of 5 years relevant experience.
qualification Level) required
- Relevant Management qualification or
for the post
evidence of former ongoing management
development
- A qualification in SEN / LDD or minimum
5 years relevant experience
- Educated to degree level
Linguistic skills level required Speaking/Listening: ALTE Level 4
for the post
Reading: ALTE Level 4
Writing: ALTE Level 4
Practical/personal skills
- Excellent communication skills requiring
required for the post
tact and diplomacy, negotiation and
sensitivity in matters which are often
complex and distressing in nature
- The ability to offer support and guidance
to staff to communicate sympathetically,
fairly and consistently.
- Excellent negotiation and influencing
skills.
- Excellent listening skills
- Strong and well developed leadership
skills.
- The ability to communicate effectively
with and support staff as they come into
contact with professionals, colleagues and
the public. To deliver advice and support
based on knowledge of relevant legislation,
guidance, strategies and policies with
professionals, colleagues and the public
alike.
- Excellent communication and listening
skills with the ability to present complex
issues clearly and concisely to a wide
range of audiences such as parents and
councillors, legal representatives and head
teachers, in mediation settings such as
tribunals and appeal hearings both verbally
and in writing.
- the ability to analyse, digest, interpret and
clarify statutory guidance and legal
judgements to complex and challenging
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scenarios.
- The ability to remain focused and to avoid
distractions under pressure in a
challenging, busy and emotive
environment.
- The ability to work flexibly and to manage
multiple tasks and challenges with
changing deadlines, pressures and
priorities.
- The ability to convert strategy to
operational delivery
- Ability in financial planning and budgetary
management.
- Promote and develop a positive approach
to confidentiality, data handling and IT
security.
- The ability to develop strategies and
procedures to ensure efficient and secure
sharing of information and protection of
pupil information.
Experience required for the
- Relevant experience of developing
post
processes for the effective continuous
improvement in service delivery.
- Considerable experience of effective co-
ordination of staff groups and ensuring
effective team work.
- Decision making within statutory
frameworks, with financial implications and
where decisions are subject to legal
challenge.
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of
relevant legislative and regulatory framework
for SEN and Government initiatives relating
to SEN, and working knowledge of related
regulations (e.g. SEN regulations and
Learner Travel regulations)
- Working with statutory complaint and
appeal processes.
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of
mechanisms to support schools and other
settings to meet the educational needs of
children and young people with SEN.
- Experience of applying thresholds and
criteria equitably and transparently
- Experience of working across
organisational and managerial boundaries to
achieve improved outcomes for children.
- Understanding of and ability to use
information and communication technology
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and information management systems.
- Experience of influencing design of
information management systems resulting
in more robust and efficient practice.
- Experience of working with multi-
disciplinary teams
- Experience of service development at a
management level including experience of
implementing key strategies to promote
achievement of children with SEN
- Experience of handling and maintaining
pupil data and sensitive information in
accordance with the relevant guidance and
legislation.
- Experience in SEN / LDD service delivery
Training/education required to - Continuous professional development.
be undertaken for the
post/worked towards
- Required to attend training courses when
needed.
- Attend Special Educational Needs
Tribunal for Wales forum biannually for
ongoing discussions on tribunal policy and
procedural regulations.
Any additional desirable
- Experience of working with digital records
skills/qualifications.
and promoting the migration towards a
single user interface for the sharing of pupil
information.
- Excellent IT skills and the ability to
provide training and guidance in multiple IT
packages, including bespoke in house IMS
systems.
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Adain Bersonél