Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Oakfield Short Stay School
Worker Category: Field Based Worker
Salary: 63027 - 69342 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week 42 weeks per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 16 November 2025
Interview Date(s): TBC
About Us
Oakfield Short Stay School is Leicestershire’s provision for school‑aged children who have been permanently excluded or are at risk of permanent exclusion from school. We have expanded the age range of Oakfield School and as a result we are recruiting staff. Our Secondary Inclusion Partnership staff who did put provisions in place for secondary aged children and young people who have been excluded from school or who are at risk of this have recently joined the team. Therefore you will be part of a vital team in an exciting period of development working with us to meet the needs of children and young people between the ages of 5 and 16 who struggle to manage in mainstream and need a different offer of education to secure their successful next steps.
Role Overview
As the Head of Oakfield therapeutic Inreach and outreach service you will play a crucial role in leading the Oakfield Therapeutic Service, managing therapeutic practices to ensure the highest standards of care and support for children and young people and families. You will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of therapeutic interventions, managing a team of dedicated professionals and ensuring that our services are responsive, effective and tailored to the needs of those we support.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary team, ensuring the provision of a responsive, high‑quality, customer and outcome‑focused service to children, young people, families and partner agencies.
* Collaborate with agencies, monitoring and maintaining the provision of services to children, young people and their families, including managing both general and complex cases.
* Accountability: Oversee and directly provide high‑quality therapeutic services delivered to service requirements using relevant legislation, current evidence‑based practice, regulations, policies and procedures.
* Promote inclusion, demonstrating a commitment to ensuring all pupils and staff feel valued and supported.
What We Offer
* Unique learning environment: Experience a diverse and dynamic workplace where every day is different.
* Professional development: Access opportunities for professional growth and bespoke training.
* Supportive team: Join a highly skilled and supportive team of practitioners.
* Make a difference: Play a crucial role in transforming the lives of young people.
* Flexibility: Options for part‑time or full‑time work to suit your lifestyle.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
About You
* Demonstrated experience leading and managing a multidisciplinary team ensuring the provision of a responsive, high‑quality, customer and outcome‑focused service to children, young people, families and partner agencies.
* Experience of overseeing and directly providing high‑quality therapeutic services delivered to service requirements using relevant legislation, current evidence‑based practice, regulations, policies and procedures.
* Experience providing high‑quality supervision, advice and guidance to staff within a therapeutic team.
* Experience of monitoring and maintaining the provision of services to children, young people and their families, including responsibility for complex cases.
* Experience of maintaining management information obtained from case work, uploading into the appropriate database and reporting on significant matters.
* Experience of developing and maintaining effective working relationships with external agencies, schools and internal colleagues to ensure the best outcome for service users and their families.
* Experience taking responsibility for the achievement of a high level of professional practice that is outcome focused and evidence‑based, including the ongoing professional development of workers and volunteers.
You must also have an understanding of and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we 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. 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 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.
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. 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. 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.
For technical issues when trying to apply for this post or to request an application pack in an alternative format please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephone or raise a ticket via our online portal.
Contact
Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council, Oakfield Short Stay School
Vicky Edwards Executive Head
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: [phone]
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