Programme Manager for Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Employability LBHF618217

Job Details:

Salary range: £51,228 - £54,360 per annum
Work location: The Macbeth Centre, Macbeth Street, London, W6 9JJ
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Temporary up to 24 months
Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check
Closing date: 5 September 2025
Interview date: 15 September 2025
Contact details for an informal discussion: Kathy McCarthy, Staff Services Manager via email on [email protected]

About the role

At Hammersmith & Fulham, we are ambitious in reforming the council to ensure this is a place for everybody. Within the Place department, we aim to be efficient in everything that we do. We believe our residents deserve a place that is safe, clean and green, with high quality services they can rely on.

Ignite a passion for lifelong learning and become a Programme Manager for Special Educational needs (SEN) and Employability Pathways at HF Adult Learning and Skills Service.

H&F Adult Learning and Skills Service (ALSS) is seeking to recruit a dynamic, self-starter and confident full time Programme Manager for Special Educational Needs and Employability Pathways), reporting to the Senior Manager for Employability and Life Skills.

The is a key role to manage and co-ordinate projects and routes into employment, to include embedded employability skills and employability programmes such as Health and Social Care, Childcare, Motor Vehicle Maintenance, Business and IT and SEN curriculum areas. As part of H&F Council’s ‘Industrial Strategy,’ a joint partnership with Imperial University based in the White City innovation District (WCID), this exciting role will help develop new employment pathways in Science Technology, Engineering, Maths, digital Media and creative Media (STEMMM) and Green Skills with business ‘start-ups’ and employers across the borough to support H&F residents gain the necessary skills for ‘the jobs of the future’.

This full time Programme Manager post is a key appointment to ensure that we maintain our excellent standards in teaching and learning and developing an innovative curriculum to enhance employment opportunities. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly experienced individual to take on this role to support our borough residents achieve nationally recognized certificates, gain employment and progress in their lives.

The Programme Manager will lead and manage established staff and sessional lecturers in the curriculum areas. Ensure the comprehensive planning of provision across our centres, as well as outreach venues, to include schools/nurseries and community settings across the borough.

Our mission is to be the best council. To do this we need the best people to help build our vision. If you are looking to develop your career in a fast-paced, professional environment whilst making a difference, then we look forward to hearing from you.

Please refer to the for more information.

Our People Values:

How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.

We are fair
We treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all.

We are caring
We care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.

We are collaborators
We work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.

We are driven
We will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.

Our commitment to you:

At H&F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as joining a flexible working employer and as such all staff can request flexible working Click HERE to find out more.

We believe an inclusive workplace is about the visibility and representation of our local diverse community - it is about open and transparent decision making co-produced with staff and residents.

It is about respect for diversity and a shared identity that seeks to encourage fair and transparent recruitment, retention, and career progression. We take a proactive approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion so that it is part of the fabric of the Council with a shared understanding of the role all colleagues play in realising the inclusivity of the workplace. At H&F, our workplace ensures that everybody has equitable access to opportunities.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equitable access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

To explore more about the work we do towards being an inclusive employer and our commitments to achieve this please click HERE .

Asking for Adjustments

We are committed to removing barriers in the workplace and this includes adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

If you would like to discuss any adjustments or request the application form in a different format, please contact us at [email protected] or by post to The Town Hall, King Street, Hammersmith W6 9JU

Hammersmith & Fulham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.


Corporate Equalities Employment Policy: In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.


We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.