Head of Inclusion

Borough of Waltham Forest; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Greater London seeks a Head of Inclusion to lead the Inclusion Strategy. The successful candidate will manage outreach workers and advisory teachers, ensuring support for children with SEMH and medical needs across various settings. The ideal candidate is a qualified teacher with significant leadership experience, skilled in working with neuro-diverse children. This role requires a commitment to inclusion and the ability to lead educational initiatives effectively.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in educational settings.
• Skilled in understanding and working with neuro-diverse children.
• Trained in trauma-informed practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Inclusion Strategy for the Borough.
• Manage Services for Children with SEMH needs and medical needs.
• Support children from 0-25 in various educational settings.

Education

Qualified Teacher

Job description

About Us

Bursting with culture energy and opportunity the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.

We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused insight-led digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.

London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of Londons Good Work Standardemployers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions workplace well-being skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.

About the role

As Head of Inclusion you will manage a Service of Lead SEMH outreach workers and Advisory Teachers who will offer proactive support to children their schools and their families to support children to be included in their mainstream schools and settings. Your Service will support children from 0-25 in a range of settings. You will be skilled in understanding and working with neuro-diverse children and trained in trauma-informed practice. You will be an inspirational leader who understands the importance of restorative approaches in highly stressful situations and who maintains high ambitions for children.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading Inclusion Strategy for the Borough
• Managing Services for Children with in Early Years settings; children with SEMH needs; medical needs and who are electively home educated.

Qualifications and Requirements

Yo must be a Qualified Teacher with significant leadership experience.

Terms and conditions

Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;

Satisfactory declaration of interest;

This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and / or vulnerable adults;

Satisfactory DBS check;

Continued professional body registration;

As a public authority we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English with confidence and accuracy sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications regional or international accents dialects speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the Apply button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives : - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair appropriate accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.