Job Title: Education Inclusion Advisor (3 posts)
Salary: MPR/UPR1/UPR2 + SEN £30,000 - £44,870 plus SEN allowance £2,539 (dependent on experience)
Directorate: Children and Young People
Hours: Full time (32.5 hours per week)
Term/duration: Fixed term contract, term time only for 1 year or secondment opportunity for 1 year
Closing date: 1st December 2024
We are seeking to appoint three Education Inclusion Advisors to newly created posts as a fixed-term or secondment opportunity. This is an exciting opportunity for highly motivated and skilled individuals who are committed to promoting and developing the highest quality of education provision for children and young people with SEND (0- 25) across Herefordshire.
Job details:
The candidate will need to demonstrate that can take the lead in the implementation of the mainstream continuum of provision and Herefordshire’s Graduated Approach to SEND. Working alongside other services, the Education Inclusion Advisors will ensure robust and coordinated strategies for the effective identification and support for pupils with SEND and other barriers to learning and support education leaders/Academy Trusts as required to deliver consistently high-quality education for pupils.
This role requires working with schools, colleges, early years’ settings and alternative provision providers to support the development of the education workforce, including teacher’s and leader’s pedagogy to ensure that research-led best practice is implemented effectively across Herefordshire.
This role is based in Plough Lane but will involve travel across the County.
If you have queries, please contact [email protected]
Benefits of working for Herefordshire Council:
A competitive salary and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:
- Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
- Flexible working: flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home working
- Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
- Payment of professional membership fees
- Pick your perks – our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.
About Us
Herefordshire is a beautiful, historic county located in the heart of the Marches on the border with Wales. We are one of the most rural and sparsely populated counties in England with a wealth of unspoilt countryside, distinctive heritage, and lively and attractive market towns.
Our priority in Herefordshire is to keep children safe and give them a great start in life. It’s the priority for the council, our partners and for all of us who work with Children & Young People.
How do we do this? By having dynamic, dedicated, passionate and professional staff who work in a culture that focuses on what we can achieve with children, what they can achieve themselves, and the relationship we build with families and partners to enable this. We have invested heavily in training and developing staff in our relational practice approach with our improvement partner Leeds City Council, so it's an exciting time to join Herefordshire – we believe in investing in you so you can be the best you can be!
Herefordshire has a really strong team ethos. Our teams are passionate about the work they do and the positive difference they and the teams they are in make to people’s lives. This is all underpinned by the focus and support from their managers and the council as a whole.
We will deliver better support to our most vulnerable children and their families, develop stronger relationships with partners across the region, and beyond.
Therefore, we take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.
Come to Herefordshire and join the journey.
Herefordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and vulnerable adults. If you are offered this position, it will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks.
We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity. All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.
The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:
- Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme;
- Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant; and
- Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of this role.
To apply, please submit your CV and complete the supporting statement within the application form, referring to the job description & person specification, detailing how you meet the specific requirements of the role.