Description Inclusive Pathways Manager Permanent Grade D - £45,091 – £53,460 Working 36.5 hours per week Are you passionate about ensuring every child thrives and fulfils their potential by attending and succeeding in school? Birmingham City Council is seeking a dedicated individual to join our Children and Families Directorate as the Inclusive Pathways Manager. In this vital role, you will lead and manage a team focused on preventing exclusions and developing inclusive pathways for children and young people. You will ensure the effective provision of advice and guidance on the exclusion process, lead the brokerage of Early Help and Family Support with schools, and provide oversight of Alternative Provision and Managed Moves. As Inclusive Pathways Manager, you will be responsible for: • Leading a team to prevent exclusions and develop inclusive pathways, ensuring statutory duties are met. • Providing advice and support to Sharing Panels and developing strategic partnerships with schools and settings. • Disseminating advice and guidance on DfE and Local Authority policies regarding exclusion and statutory requirements. • Overseeing the administration of caseloads in relation to exclusion legislation and ensuring proactive promotion of inclusion and behaviour strategies. • Retaining oversight of enquiries from parents/carers, schools, and other stakeholders, ensuring a child-centred approach. • Ensuring best practice in Behaviour Support and Special Educational Needs Assessment is central to the team’s work. • Delivering supervision, attending relevant working parties, and providing training. • Liaising with Legal Services and other agencies regarding changes in exclusion legislation. • Managing staff, ensuring compliance with HR procedures, and supporting professional development. We are looking for candidates who: • Have a high standard of education, particularly in numeracy and literacy, and a record of continuing professional development. • Demonstrate significant experience in applying statutory guidance, planning and prioritising workloads, and providing advice in line with statutory procedures. • Are skilled in interpreting and translating regulations and legislation, and able to deal with confidential, sensitive, and emotional situations. • Show commitment to equality, equity, and inclusion, and act with integrity and professionalism. • Are able to communicate effectively with diverse audiences and create a positive, innovative team environment. • Have experience of working with vulnerable children and families, schools, and multi-agency collaboration. In return, we offer: • A supportive and collaborative work environment. • Opportunities for professional development and training. • Flexible working options and support for those with caring responsibilities. • A commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. 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 more 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 enquires please contact: Resourcing&64;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. Job Description and Person Specification