SEND Manager

SEND Manager

We are looking for an SEND Manager to provide operational leadership for inclusion across the youth zone, ensuring that all young people, regardless of background, ability, additional need or circumstance, can access, participate in and benefit from the offering.

Position: SEND Manager (internally known as Inclusion Manager)

Location: London W12 7TF

Salary: £36,421

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week (inc. evenings and weekends primarily Sundays)

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: Tuesday 1st December 2026. We’ll review applications and interview candidates as we receive them. We may close the vacancy early if we find the right candidate, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

About the Role

You will lead the development of high-quality inclusive practice across the organisation, with particular responsibility for young people with SEND and additional needs, young carers, care-experienced young people, LGBTQ+ young people, young people experiencing health or wellbeing challenges, and others who experience barriers to participation.

The Inclusion Manager will manage and develop the Inclusion team, oversee individual engagement and support planning, build strong partnerships with families and external organisations, and work collaboratively with Senior and Junior Club Managers and the wider youth work team to ensure inclusion is embedded throughout the youth zone.

The role includes Duty Manager responsibilities, regular face-to-face delivery, session leadership of Sunday Inclusion sessions and universal sessions and responsibility for supporting the safe opening, operation and closing of the Youth Zone. A minimum of 55% of working hours will normally be spent in direct work with young people, subject to service needs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leadership and Organisation-wide Inclusion
• Programme Design and Quality
• Individual Support, Engagement and Behaviour
• Partnerships, Relationships and Outreach
• People Management and Workforce Development
• Safeguarding, Safety and Compliance
• Monitoring, Resources and Accountability

About You

You will have experience of:

• Planning and delivering inclusive youth work, SEND provision or related services for young people.
• Working with young people aged 8 to 19, and up to 25 for those with additional needs, in a range of settings.
• Engaging young people who are vulnerable, disengaged, underrepresented or considered hard to reach.
• Line managing, supervising and developing staff, sessional workers or volunteers.
• Developing individual support, engagement or behavioural plans and coordinating reasonable adjustments.
• Safeguarding practice, including identifying, recording and reporting concerns.
• Working in partnership with families, schools, statutory services, community organisations and specialist agencies.
• SEND, inclusive youth work, equality, accessibility and the barriers that can affect young people's participation.

About the Organisation

You will join a vibrant youth charity providing a safe, welcoming and inspiring space for young people across West London. Open seven days a week outside school hours, the organisation offers sports, arts, wellbeing support and employability programmes designed to help young people discover their potential.

Benefits include 33 days’ annual leave inclusive of bank holidays, enhanced maternity & paternity leave, Birthday leave, free gym access, a workplace pension and training and development opportunities.

Other roles you may have experience of could include Volunteer, Volunteering, Inclusion, Youth, Community, Impact, Impact and Inclusion, Volunteer Manager, Volunteering Manager, Inclusion Manager, Youth Manager, Community Manager, Impact Manager, Impact and Inclusion Manager.

Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, Not For Profit People. #INDNFP