Best Start In Life In Life Inclusion Practitioner Team Manager

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Nuneaton; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile working

Volunteering & Wellbeing Day

Generous annual leave + Christmas day

Refer a Friend package

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is seeking an experienced Inclusion Practitioner Team Manager to lead the Best Start in Life service. The role focuses on inclusive practice, early intervention and partnership working to ensure every child has the best start in life.

You will champion innovation, drive improvements, and supervise a skilled team to deliver high-quality outcomes for children, young people and families across Warwickshire.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in children's services, early help, or family support.
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
• Strong knowledge of inclusion, early intervention and family-centred practice.
• Experience embedding restorative and relationship-based approaches.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Inclusion Practitioner Team to deliver high-quality, inclusive support.
• Embed restorative practices across the service and work with partners to improve outcomes.
• Drive service improvement, innovation and change with data-driven oversight.
• Build strong partnerships across education, health, social care and the voluntary sector.

Skills

Children's services

Team leadership

Inclusion knowledge

Restorative practice

Service improvement

Quality assurance

Data-driven decision making

Partnership working

Communication

Coaching & supervision

Safeguarding & equality

Strategic thinking

Change leadership

Education

Job description

Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2028

Full Time, 37 hours Monday to Friday

Agile working, office base Hatters Space, Nuneaton, with county-wide responsibility across Warwickshire.

About Us:

At Warwickshire County Council, our vision is for children and young people to be safe, happy, healthy and supported to achieve their full potential. We are committed to working restoratively with families, building on strengths and relationships to achieve sustainable change and better outcomes.

Our Best Start in Life Strategy plays a vital role in supporting children, families and communities through early intervention, inclusion and partnership working. We believe that children thrive when they are supported within their families and communities, and we work collaboratively with parents, carers and professionals to ensure children receive the right support at the right time.

As an organisation, we are committed to continuous improvement, innovation and developing services that respond effectively to the changing needs of children and families. We value diversity, inclusion and the unique contribution that every colleague brings, creating a culture where people are supported, empowered and encouraged to make a difference.

We are looking for an exceptional and inspiring leader to join our Best Start in Life Service as an Inclusion Practitioner Team Manager.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and shape an important part of our Best Start in Life Service, ensuring children have the best possible start in life through high-quality, inclusive support and early intervention. Working within a restorative and relationship-based culture, you will champion inclusion, innovation and continuous improvement, ensuring children and families receive the right support at the right time.

You will play a key role in embedding restorative and relationship-based practice across the service, supporting teams to work collaboratively with families and partners to achieve better outcomes for children and young people.

Our Inclusion Practitioner Team will work closely with early years providers, families and partner agencies to promote inclusive practice, reduce barriers to participation and improve outcomes for children across Warwickshire, ensuring every child has the opportunity to thrive. As Team Manager, you will lead, support and develop this skilled and dedicated team, ensuring high-quality practice and meaningful impact for children and families.

Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi disciplinary and multi agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service.

Our Offer to you includes:

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply

Key skills and experience required

As an experienced leader, you will be passionate about ensuring every child has the best possible start in life. You will have a strong understanding of inclusion, early intervention and partnership working, together with the ability to inspire others, drive improvement and deliver meaningful outcomes for children, young people and families. In addition, you will be able to demonstrate the following skills, knowledge and experience:

• Significant experience of working within children's services, early help, family support, early years inclusion, SEND, education or a related field.
• Proven experience of leading, motivating and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong knowledge of inclusion, early intervention and family-centred practice.
• Experience of implementing and embedding restorative and relationship-based approaches.
• Experience of leading service improvement, innovation and change, with evidence of delivering positive outcomes for children and families.
• Experience of quality assurance frameworks, auditing practice and driving improvements through reflective learning and performance oversight.
• Strong performance management skills, including the use of data and insight to improve service delivery.
• Excellent partnership-working skills, with the ability to build positive relationships across education, health, social care, voluntary and community sectors.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, including the ability to present information to a range of audiences.
• Experience of supporting and developing staff through coaching, supervision and performance conversations.
• A commitment to safeguarding, equality, inclusion and improving outcomes for children, young people and families.
• The ability to think strategically while maintaining a focus on operational delivery and continuous improvement.
• Resilience, emotional intelligence and the ability to lead confidently through change.

If you are excited by this opportunity, we would love to hear from you. We warmly welcome informal conversations and visits ahead of application, offering the opportunity to explore the role, meet colleagues and learn more about our ambitions for children and families in Warwickshire.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below;

Best Start In Life In Life Inclusion Practitioner Team Manager

Please ensure that your application includes detailed examples that clearly evidence your knowledge, skills and experience against the requirements of the role.

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Additional Information

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application

If you are applying for this role on a secondment basis please ensure you have permission from your line manager.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact:

Nicci Burton, Service Manager, Best Start in Life and Headteacher Coach for Early Years [e-mail] or Stacey Gill, Service Manager, Best Start in Life and Integrated Services [e-mail]

Closing date: Thursday 24th September 2026

Shortlisting date: Friday 25th September 2026

Interview dates: Thursday 8th October 2026

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce.