Best Start in Life Inclusion Practitioner Team Manager

The Methodist Church in Britain; Coventry; Hybride; GBP 45 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Generous pension scheme with employer

Agile working

Generous annual leave and holidays

Résumé du poste

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a Team Manager for the Inclusion Practitioner Team within the Best Start in Life Service. The role is based at Hatters Space Family Hub with countywide travel to network sites and is fixed-term to 31 March 2028.

The post is full time (37 hours) Monday to Friday with agile working. You will lead and develop practitioners, embed restorative, relationship-based practice and work with early years providers and partner agencies to improve outcomes for

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification or above in SEND, Early Years, Education, Health, Social Care or related field.
• Significant experience in children's services, early help, family support, early years inclusion, SEND or education.
• Proven experience leading, motivating and developing high-performing teams, including coaching, mentoring and supervising practitioners.
• Partnership working with families and professionals across education, health, social care and voluntary sectors.
• Embedding restorative and relationship-based approaches.
• Leading service improvement, innovation and change, including quality assurance frameworks and auditing practice.

Responsabilités

• Lead, support and develop the Inclusion Practitioner Team.
• Ensure high-quality inclusive practice and meaningful impact for children and families.
• Embed restorative and relationship-based practice across the service.
• Champion inclusion, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Work with early years providers, families and partner agencies to promote inclusive practice and reduce barriers to participation.
• Coach, mentor and supervise practitioners, including performance conversations.
• Oversee quality assurance and auditing of practice, driving improvement through reflective learning.
• Use data and insight to manage performance and improve service delivery.
• Build partnerships with education, health, police and local services.
• Support teams to work with families and partners to achieve better outcomes.
• Support locality, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.

Connaissances

Leadership & team development

Data-driven performance management

Communication & influencing

Strategic thinking

ICT competence

Formation

Level 3 qualification or above in SEND, Early Years, Education, Health, Social Care or related field

Description du poste

Team Manager for the Inclusion Practitioner Team within the Best Start in Life Service, based at Hatters Space Family Hub with countywide travel to network sites. The post leads and develops practitioners, embeds restorative, relationship-based practice and works with early years providers and partner agencies to reduce barriers to participation. It is a fixed-term post to 31 March 2028, full time at 37 hours Monday to Friday, with agile working. Fit turns on a Level 3 qualification in a related field and a strong grasp of SEND.

What the job involves

• Lead, support and develop the Inclusion Practitioner Team
• Ensure high-quality inclusive practice and meaningful impact for children and families
• Embed restorative and relationship-based practice across the service
• Champion inclusion, innovation and continuous improvement
• Work with early years providers, families and partner agencies to promote inclusive practice and reduce barriers to participation
• Coach, mentor and supervise practitioners, including performance conversations
• Oversee quality assurance and auditing of practice, driving improvement through reflective learning
• Use data and insight to manage performance and improve service delivery
• Build partnerships with education, health, police and local services
• Support teams to work with families and partners to achieve better outcomes
• Support locality, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working

What’s required

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification or above in SEND, Early Years, Education, Health, Social Care or a related field

Experience

• Significant experience in children's services, early help, family support, early years inclusion, SEND or education
• Proven experience leading, motivating and developing high-performing teams, including coaching, mentoring and supervising practitioners
• Partnership working with families and professionals across education, health, social care and voluntary sectors
• Embedding restorative and relationship-based approaches
• Leading service improvement, innovation and change, including quality assurance frameworks and auditing practice

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of inclusion, early intervention and family-centred practice
• Knowledge of child development, communication and language, attachment theory, SEND legislation, the SEND Code of Practice and local SEND pathways
• Performance management skills using data and insight, with competent ICT and accurate case records
• Strong communication and influencing skills across a range of audiences
• Ability to think strategically while maintaining operational delivery

Checks & eligibility

• Fluency Duty: accurate spoken English to advise the public
• Relevant DBS check

Other

• Commitment to safeguarding, equality and inclusion
• Resilience, emotional intelligence and leading confidently through change
• Able to travel independently across Warwickshire

What’s offered

• Generous pension scheme with employer contribution typically around 19 percent
• Agile working
• Generous annual leave, bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas
• Volunteering and Wellbeing Day
• Supportive managers and a supervision policy focused on wellbeing and workload
• Access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform
• Refer a Friend package for some roles, terms and conditions apply