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Inclusion Officer – NN16 8TL

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Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!

Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

  • 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.
  • lots of 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
  • hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

 

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About the role

We are looking to recruit an Inclusion Officer for the Education Inclusion & Partnership Team within North Northamptonshire Council.
You would be joining a highly motivated, committed team which has been brought together from a wide range of experiences to ensure pupils have full access to and are safe in education and to support access to education and positive educational outcomes for vulnerable learners.
 
The role of Inclusion Officer involves working closely with schools and families, alongside other partners, to support children and young people to ensure they have access to their full educational entitlement and achieve positive outcomes.
 
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce which reflects the community we serve. We aim to create a workplace that celebrates diversity as we know our greatest strengths are the people who make up our team. We want talented, ambitious and passionate people like you to come and take on this challenging and rewarding role. With excellent oral and written communication skills, you will be a clear thinker and outcome focussed.
 
Collaborative multi-agency working is key to this role alongside being resilient and determined.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact the Recruiting Manager, Ryan Jarvis: eesadmin.ncc@northnorthants.gov.uk

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).

Ability to demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behaviour, physical, social and welfare needs.

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers

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