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    Inclusion Practitioner - Leicestershire, United Kingdom - Leicestershire County Council

    Leicestershire County Council
    Leicestershire County Council Leicestershire, United Kingdom

    5 days ago

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    Description

    PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS

    Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

    Work Location: County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RA

    Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

    Salary: £26,427-£28,776 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

    Working Hours: 37 per week

    Contract Type: Permanent

    Closing Date: 12th May 2024

    Interview Date(s): 15th May 2024

    About the Role

    We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Early Years, Inclusion and Childcare service as an Inclusion Practitioner.

    You will work with children both in their homes and in early years provision to provide a package of support to prevent the risk of exclusion for children of non-statutory school age. Alongside this you will have the opportunity to work directly with children and professionals in various settings to enable children to participate as fully as possible in the delivery of plans or programmes to promote the education and inclusion of children within the Early Years SEND Inclusion Practitioner's caseload. You will have the opportunity to develop your own skills and knowledge through training and working alongside experienced colleagues.

    Main duties and responsibilities:

  • To provide a package of support to prevent the risk of exclusion for children of non-statutory school age. This will include working directly with children and professionals in various settings to enable children to participate as fully as possible in the delivery of plans or programmes to reach their potential
  • To support the inclusion of children on his or her caseload into Early Years settings and schools by modelling practice and sharing information and offering advice with the staff working in those settings.
  • To be instrumental in developing a collaborative working environment by maintaining and enhancing effective relationships.
  • To be willing to travel and work across schools and settings across the county to build the skill base and capacity to include pupils with recognised SEMH needs.
  • To work with pre-school provision providing practical advice, information and support to ensure children with emerging SEND or at risk of exclusion benefit from attending the provision
  • To support the transition of children on his or her caseload into pre-school and school settings by modelling practice and sharing information to ensure children have the best start to their educational journey
  • To take an active part in the planning and preparation of materials to support children who attend the provision and to plan and deliver programmes of behavioural support to individual children at the nursery or the deployed school.
  • To support the work of the Early Years SEND Inclusion Advisors in liaising with other professional and voluntary agencies supporting the children and/or families on his or her caseload.
  • If you are passionate about supporting children with additional needs this is the perfect job for you

    A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

    For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our .

    About You

    To apply for this post, you must have :

  • Level 3 in childcare or equivalent
  • GCSE grade C or above or equivalent in Mathematics and English Language
  • Substantial experience with working families and children who have SEND
  • Experience of having worked with children under 5 and knowledge of child development up to the age of 5
  • Knowledge of a range of special educational needs
  • Knowledge of the SEND code of practice and the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • Ability to relate to parents/carers who may be under considerable stress
  • You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

    In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

    Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

    Interested in Flexible Working?

    We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

    Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the page on our career site.

    For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

    Ruth Melluish: Team Manager

    Telephone:

    Email:

    section on our career site.

    We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

    If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: .

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