Exclusion Prevention Coordinator
Permanent
Grade C - £35,412 - £44,075
Working 36.5 hours per week
Are you passionate about ensuring that every child thrives and fulfils their potential by attending and succeeding in school regularly? Birmingham City Council is seeking a dedicated individual to join our Children and Families Directorate as an Exclusion Prevention Coordinator.
In this vital role, you will be part of the Inclusive Pathways team supporting schools and settings to prevent both permanent exclusions and suspensions. The candidate will assist in the brokerage of Early Help and Family Support in partnership with schools at the first point of need and provide advice and guidance on the exclusions process to schools, parents/carers, LA officers and others on the prevention of exclusion.
If you have a strong background in education including behaviour and preventing exclusion experience, family support services and excellent leadership skills with a commitment to safeguarding, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities
* Working in partnership with schools and settings to provide advice and support on alternatives to exclusion.
* Assisting with advice and guidance relating to both DCSF (DfE) and LA policies on exclusion and statutory requirements.
* Working across the directorate to ensure that children and families are provided with support as soon as an issue arises.
* Ensuring that individual cases are dealt with to statutory requirements and deadlines to meet the LA’s obligations.
* Administering own caseload including document management in relation to changes in exclusion legislation.
* Working proactively to promote inclusion and behaviour strategies, in partnership with schools and settings.
* Responding to enquiries from parents/carers, schools, other Local Authority staff, Elected Members and Members of Parliament on procedures in individual cases.
* Taking a child-centred approach to preventing exclusion and bridging and brokering advice and support.
* Applying policies and procedures underpinning good practice and statutory duties in practice.
* Embedding best practice in Behaviour Support Service/Special Educational Needs Assessment Service and ensuring appropriate arrangements operate.
* Participating in the provision of material for Head Teacher / Governor Training, and delivering such training.
* Liaising with Legal Services and other agencies in relation to changes in exclusion legislation.
Qualifications and Experience
* Good standard of education particularly in numeracy and literacy, commensurate with the grade of post.
* Desirable: two years casework experience in schools, youth services, social care or local authority services.
* Demonstrated experience of providing advice and guidance in line with statutory procedures and applying procedures in relation to statutory guidance.
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to plan and prioritise workload, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
* Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders and deliver concise, engaging and accurate information to diverse audiences.
* CPD record indicating commitment to maintaining high knowledge and skill levels.
* Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
What We Offer
We offer a supportive and collaborative work environment where your contributions will be valued. You will have the opportunity to participate in regular supervision, team meetings and professional development activities. Training will enhance your knowledge of home education and safeguarding practices. By joining our team you will be making a meaningful impact on the lives of children and their families in Birmingham.
Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no longer than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached.
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
For any informal enquiries please contact Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
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