Inclusion Lead - Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom - Dorset Council

Dorset Council

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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About The Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join the North Locality as a full time Inclusion Lead.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and resilient team member who has experience of working with education settings and other professionals to put in place child-centred plans to prevent and respond to Children Missing out on Education.

This role encompasses the following areas of work:

Children missing from education (CME)
Behaviour challenges including fixed term exclusions/suspensions and permanent exclusions
Children on reduced timetables
Attendance challenges
Managed moves
Medical referrals
Children and young people who are electively home educated (EHE)
Referring and reviewing of alternative provision (AP)

Further Information:

Driving Licence is essential.

Office base will be Blandford Children's Centre but the local authority support hybrid working.

This is a full time role at 37 hours per week.

This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.

See our policy on safeguarding children and young people.

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

About Us:

This is a demanding role so prioritisation, initiative and problem-solving skills are essential.

You will work within a locality team who champion positive relationships, strength-based approaches to ensure the right provision is in place for the young people and remove barriers to suitable education.

You will use your leadership skills within this role, working closely with our partners, schools, and other education providers to ensure young people receive suitable education.

Dorset Council:
A great place to work
We're passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:
- provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
- have ambitious aspirations
- are excited about our future
- care about Dorset and all the people who live here
- know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:
- have access to a range of employee benefits
- be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
- have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.