***PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS***
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: £61,071- £67,191 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Working Hours: 37 Per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 11th November 2024
Interview Date(s): 15th November 2024
About the Role
1. To provide the capacity and infrastructure necessary to bring together services across the department and to meet core business demands linked to inclusion related matters across the Children and Family Services department.
2. To lead and manage the department’s responsibilities around Pupils Missing education and Elective Home Education.
3. To lead and manage the department’s responsibilities for Children with Medical Needs, including reducing the overspend associated with Children with Medical Needs (high needs funding) and developing a cost effective outcome lead provision for children who are unable to attend school due to medical needs.
4. To lead and manage the Information Advice and Guidance functions and review within the department.
5. To support the development of local provision to support young people to remain in mainstream education and the development of locality based provision for those who are unable to remain in mainstream.
6. To develop and implement an Inclusion strategy for the Department with actions to reduce exclusion (fixed term and permanent), improve attendance and improve the education experience and outcomes for vulnerable learners.
About You
To apply for this post, you must have:
7. Education of degree level Or Demonstrable substantial experience identified within the sections below.
8. Experience of establishing new and/or improved provision for children or young people with SEND or vulnerable needs.
9. Experience of consulting and negotiating with schools and academies regarding the provision of services for pupils.
10. Experience of reviewing and interpreting complex data to inform decision-making based on evidence.
11. Experience of meeting and consulting with children, young people and their families in order to discuss proposals for services and gather feedback.
12. A high standard of communication and presentation skills, including report-writing skills & the ability to relate to service users and staff at all levels of the department and in partner organisations. Ability to plan ahead and work effectively to clear deadlines, with conflicting demands & under own initiative.
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:
Beth Clements, Head of Service
Telephone: 0116 305 1522
Email:
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the section on our career site.
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