Inclusion Mentor

Warwickshire County Council; Bedworth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile working

Generous annual leave

Vivup benefits and discounts

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is seeking an experienced Inclusion Mentor to join the Specialist Teaching Service in Bedworth. You will work with schools to strengthen inclusive practice, developing early intervention and support through ordinarily available provision.

The role emphasizes capacity-building, mentoring and coaching staff, with a focus on SEND across cognition and learning, social, emotional and mental health, and communication needs.

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification mainstream experience with up-to-date SEND practice knowledge.
• Ability to influence, coach and support staff and leaders in schools and settings.
• Experience working with school staff and professionals.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work as part of the team around the child, sharing creative approaches through training and coaching.

Responsibilities

• Capacity-building work with schools, mentoring and coaching staff.
• Provide practical advice on strategies, resources and provision.
• Strengthen early intervention and inclusive approaches for learners' needs.

Skills

SEND Practice

Coaching Staff

Teamwork

Time Management

Influencing

Job description

We are looking to recruit an experienced and skilled practitioner to join Warwickshire's Specialist Teaching Service as an Inclusion Mentor. The Specialist Teaching Service has considerable experience of working with schools and settings to strengthen inclusive practice to support learners with cognition and learning, social, emotional and mental health, and communication and interaction needs., 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. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application

This post requires a skilled, organised and flexible practitioner who is able to work effectively in a high-pressure environment.

Inclusion Mentors will play an important role in the Experts at Hand offer, working alongside schools to build confidence, capacity and inclusive practice.

The role will include capacity‑building work with schools, mentoring and coaching staff, providing practical advice on strategies, resources and ordinarily available provision.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with schools and staff to strengthen early intervention, develop inclusive approaches, and support learners' needs through ordinarily available provision and effective SEND Support.

• significant and successful post-qualification mainstream experience, with up-to-date knowledge and understanding of effective SEND practice and current issues;
• the ability to influence, coach and support staff and leaders in schools and settings, promoting evidence-based SEND support practice to meet an increasingly diverse range of need and influence practice at an earlier stage;
• the experience and expertise to work positively with school staff and a range of other professionals;
• the ability to work under pressure, meet unpredictable deadlines and manage competing demands effectively;
• the ability to work as part of the team around the child, developing and sharing creative approaches and positively influencing the practice of others through training and coaching.

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.

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.

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.