About the role
What will you be doing?
- To work within the Education Inclusion Partnership 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 by following statutory guidelines.
- 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 schools in a range of settings.
- Have a good understanding of the statutory guidelines outlined by the Government in advice to parents and schools around Elective Home Education, Permanent Exclusion, CME, and Attendance.
- Work with schools and settings to ensure that alternative educational provision fulfils statutory entitlements and is relevant to the needs, interests and aspirations of pupils disengaging from school and or at risk of permanent exclusion.
- Work with the Education Inclusion Partnership Service Manager and Team managers 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.
- Manage and prioritise an allocated caseload, ensuring records are kept in line with service expectations and agreed operational policy, practice, and procedures. This includes Preparing legal documentation for presentation at Magistrates Court.
- Undertake home visits to families, parents, carers independently and use personal judgement on regularity.
- Support in the training, induction, mentoring and shadowing of new members of staff.
- To attend multi agency meetings as and when required e.g., Team Around the Family Meetings, Assessment Meetings, and Early Help Meetings.
- Have regard for the Code of Practice on the identification and assessment of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and other relevant legislation.
About you
Equivalent to “A” Level or NVQ 3
Continuous Professional Development across a range of courses undertaken to inform practise.
Awareness and understanding of safeguarding procedures in relation to a variety of settings.
Relevant Legislation and Guidance relating to Electively Home Educated Children, Children Missing from Education, School Attendance, Exclusion and SEND.
Ability to understand and interpret data in the areas of exclusion, attendance, CME and EHE to support schools, parents/carers, and professionals.
Experience of working with children, young people and families within social care, education, or health settings.
Experience of team working, contributing to team development, team planning and decision making.
Previous experience of working in a school or working closely with schools to ensure the needs of pupils are met.
Ability to write reports to a high standard that demonstrates accuracy, professionalism, and depth of knowledge.
Organisational skills to manage a case load, prioritise tasks and manage a diary range of responsibilities with competing demands.
Interpersonal skills to be able to mediate with schools and families, colleagues, and a range of professionals.
Information Technology ability across a range of software to input data, analyse data and maintain case records.
If this is a customer-facing role, spoken English fluency must be included here (refer to the guidance for managers on the English Fluency duty).
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 (28 days, rising to 33 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.
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