Inclusion Officer

DescriptionWe have 2 posts available across the Mid - East of the County to support schools and families to improve education engagement and to reduce exclusions.Cornwalls Education Welfare Service comprises the Early Intervention & Inclusion Team an Attendance team and an Engagement team.These vacancies sit within the Early Intervention team and will cover the East of CornwallWe are a team of 12 practitioners from education social care and youth work backgrounds with a range of experience in trauma informed approaches restorative and relational practice.The Role:The role involves working directly with children and young people their parents and carers and with school professionals to identify assess challenge and follow up on the needs of children where there is concern or duty in relation to school attendance behaviour achievement and their general welfare. The role has a focus on reducing suspensions and exclusions across CornwallAbout the Role:Cornwalls Education Welfare Service comprises the early Intervention & Inclusion Team an Attendance team and an Engagement team.These 2 vacancies sit within the Early Intervention team and will be 12 month Fixed Term Contracts in the first instance.The role involves working directly with children and young people their parents and carers and with school professionals to identify assess challenge and follow up on the needs of children where there is concern or duty in relation to school attendance behaviour achievement and their general welfare. The role has a focus on reducing suspensions and exclusions across CornwallThe role sits within the Education Welfare and Education Effectiveness Service as part of a dedicated team to have oversight of operational aspects that sit within the Local Authority Inclusion and Belonging agenda and wider inclusion strategies.This role will co-ordinate and support effective communication with schools parents and external settings using data and information to work collaboratively with partners to ensure that children and young people are accessing education.You will need to: To support education settings consistent and clear responses following referral to the Early Intervention & Inclusion Team (EIIT) To support the Senior Education Effectiveness Officer for Education Welfare and the Early Intervention Lead with their work to improve belonging and inclusion in education settings in Cornwall by reducing suspensions and exclusions across the county. To support the EIIT referral process ensuring that responses to allocation of case work is timely and appropriate. To liaise with colleagues across Together for Families and Cornwall Council wider services to support a multi-agency approach and that agreed actions are followed up in a timely manner To be the first point of contact for settings once a case has been allocated. To support the Senior Education Effectiveness Officer and EIIT Lead in sharing good practice arranging and delivering training where appropriate and working with settings. Responsibilities to include working with vulnerable groups i.e. pupils excluded from or at risk of exclusion from school.The role will also discharge the Local Education Authoritys duties concerning school attendance and the welfare of children under the Education Acts and 1989 Children Act (Education Supervision Orders) by working closely with other teams within the Education Welfare Service including both the Attendance and Engagement teams. You will also provide a professional service to identify and assess the needs of children where there is concern in relation to school attendance behaviour achievement and their general welfare.This is a public/customer-facing role where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.Working Pattern:This is a Fixed Term Contract for 12 months 37 hours per week Term Time Only.The role is hybrid with a mix of home working office working and school/home visits.What youll need to succeed:You will be trained to degree level or similar with a background in education social care health or youth work.Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advertWhat youll get in return:Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.Our core employee rewards and benefits include:a competitive salary.a defined benefit pension scheme based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributionsa generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programmeEmployee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.Additional Information:Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this roleThe full role profile is attached hereFor more information or an informal chat about the role please contactFrances Valentine Early Intervention & Inclusion Team Lead - Application ProcessPlease attach a supporting statement to your application you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstratewhy you are suitable against each of the points marked as Application on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here The application process.Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted please contactif you have any queries or require assistance with your application.Required Experience:Unclear Seniority Key Skills CCTV,Federal Agencies,Customer Service,Clearance,Facility,Suspicious Activity,Property Damage,Public Safety,Daily Operations,Professional Development,Access Control,Communication,General Public,Procedures,Powerpoint Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1