Hybrid Inclusion Practitioner (Internal Applicants Only) na Leicestershire County Council

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: £28,605 - £31,029 per annum (pro rata for part time) 

Working Hours: 22.2 Hours Per week 

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 25th august 2025

Interview Date(s): 2nd September  2025

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity 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. 

If you are passionate about supporting children with additional needs this is the perfect job for you. 

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

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

About You

Please refer to the 7 point criteria  giving examples of how you meet the criteria below

• 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 and at home 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 specialist nursery or the deployed school. 
• To liaise with other professional and voluntary agencies supporting the children and/or families on his or her caseload. 

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values 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 Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Ruth Melluish  - Team Manager (Early Years SEND Inclusion Team)

Telephone:  07508002985

Email: [email protected] 

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 How to Apply 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 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support. 

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