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Inclusion Officer

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

About the role

Ensure schools are fulfilling their statutory obligations in relation to the provision of education to vulnerable children and that, at a minimum, all pupils in Northamptonshire are receiving their educational entitlement.
Challenge, intervene, monitor and advise with schools and settings when pupils are at risk of not receiving their educational entitlement.
Working with schools, families, children and young people who are vulnerable due to any of the following: being permanently excluded, requiring access to alternative provision, electively being educated at home, having high levels of absence from school, actually missing education.

What will you be doing?

1. To work with Education and Inclusion Team for vulnerable children and young people as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team, to challenge and support schools across the County to ensure they are fulfilling their educational responsibilities.

2. Champion the needs and aspirations of vulnerable children and young people in ensuring they receive a high quality education enabling them to fulfil their potential and achieve economic wellbeing, by working directly with the young person, family and school

3. Work with the Education Inclusion Service Manager and Senior Inclusion Officers to ensure that no school or setting is at risk of not fulfilling their statutory obligations in relation to the education of vulnerable children and young people.

4. Work with schools and settings to ensure that alternative education provision is high quality, fulfils quality statutory entitlements, and is relevant to the needs, interests and aspiration of pupils disengaging from school and or at risk of permanent exclusion.

5. Ensure that all case work records are kept in line with service expectations and agreed operational policy, practice and procedures for effective audit and service efficiency.

6. To have regular contact with schools in line with local authority guidance to advise them on individual circumstances affecting vulnerable learners and develop with the school a plan to engage that student in education.

7. To follow statutory processes for example around attendance and children missing from education.

8. To ensure that schools are aware of and follow safeguarding processes and procedures in relation to children missing from education, children absent from school, children at risk of exclusion both permanent and fixed term, children on part time timetables.

9. To attend or co-ordinate multi-agency meetings as and when required e.g. Team Around the Family meetings, Assessment Meetings and Early Help Meetings.

About you

Equivalent to “A” Level of NCQ 3

Good understanding of safeguarding procedures in relation to a variety of settings

Knowledge of relevant legislation: SEND Legislation, Legislation relating to Electively Home Education Children, Children Missing from Education, School Attendance and Exclusion.

Gathering attendance data on a student and sharing this with a parent to highlight lack of attendance or patterns of poor attendance

Clear and concise report writing, excellent knowledge of the subject

Ability to manage a caseload, to be able to prioritise, to be able to manage a diary. Ability to manage a range of competing demands.

Ability to input to mediate with schools and families, colleagues and a range of professionals

Ability to input data, and analyse and maintain case records

Having previous experience within social care, education of health settings

Previous experience of working in a team, evidence of contributing to the teams development and involvement in planning

Our benefits

We offer:

a competitive salary
a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
generous leave entitlement (27 days, rising to 32 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

About us

We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country. Our vision for North Northants is to be 'A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'.

Our priorities are:

helping people live active fulfilled lives
caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
enabling a thriving and successful economy
leading on a green and sustainable environment
ensuring our communities are connected so they can shape their lives and where they live
providing modern public services

Our values, as chosen by our staff, are - Customer-focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive and Trustworthy.

Your differences make us different - Achieve Together.

We are undertaking consultation with the Trade Unions on terms and conditions and the future NNC pay structure and during this time are appointing new employees on interim spot salaries. You will be advised of the outcome and any impact on your role once this work is complete.