Neurodiversity Support Manager

Job Introduction

As a Neurodiversity Support Lead at HMP Peterborough, the UK’s only prison that accommodates both male and female prisoners, you will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to support residents with neurodivergent needs. You will work closely with key stakeholders to ensure education, skills, and work programs are inclusive and effective for all cohorts. Your role includes training staff, analysing data, and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of SEND resources and best practices. By adopting a whole-system approach, you will help individuals progress throughout their sentence and beyond, liaising with education managers, industry leads, probation teams, and other professionals to provide continuous support.

Main Responsibilities

• To develop and implement, through close collaboration with stakeholders, a “whole system” principle; with focus on supporting individuals of Neurodiversity or SEND to achieve and progress through Education, Skill and Work pathways throughout their sentence.
• To liaise with the Learning and Skills Manager (LSM) and the education provider to ensure prisoners  of Neurodiversity or SEND are supported, whether engaged with education or not, and that they continue to be supported in the community, including by the probation teams.
• To provide support and guidance to ensure that all staff and stakeholders share the same vision and ethos of Neurodiversity/SEND.
• To ensure that actions across education, skills and work (ESW) within the prison support a whole prison improvement approach which supports wider improvements across the estate.
• Track the progress of neurodivergent prisoners in education, learning and work (including kitchen, horticulture, waste management industries/ workshops, wing work and orderly/peer roles), analyse data and identify any participation and achievement gaps and address these.
• Focus on improving and ensuring that the quality of neurodiversity support and provision is at least good and moving towards outstanding. This is to include assessment of quality to inform the prison education, skills and work improvement plan which can be applied across various learning channels, e.g. classroom, industries, work areas, workshops, gym etc

Please see attached job description for further information regarding the role requirements

The Ideal Candidate 

Essential

• Education to degree level or equivalent and relevant SEND experience of leading within a SEND setting with evidence of having achieved successful outcomes
• Experience of working with Adults who are Neurodivergent
• Experience in delivering interventions whilst monitoring progress
• A detailed and sound knowledge of Neurodiversity 
• Detailed understanding of Diversity and Inclusion as well as legislation such as the SEND Code of Practice

Desirable

• Evidence of professional development in Neurodiversity 
• Experience of delivering Neurodiversity training to staff
• Previous SENCo experience
• Experience working in a prison environment

Package Description

Salary up to £41,000 per annum

Working hours- 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) 

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we offer 20+ Sodexo benefits such as Sodexo retirement plan, discounts to over 1,900 brands to shop online, Gym discount to maintain a healthy lifestyle, a confidential 24/7 employee assistance programme providing independent support to overcome whenever life has its obstacles including emotional support, legal and financial advice. For further details regarding our Sodexo benefits please see attached. 

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About The Company

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be natural, and be the best versions of themselves. We recognise that we’re on a journey with regards to diversity and inclusion and would therefore welcome applications for candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.