Inclusion Officer - Ref: CH08926

Walsall Community Network; Walsall; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

The Virtual School in Walsall is seeking an Inclusion Officer to help improve life chances for our most vulnerable children and young people. You will work with schools and education settings, with a solid understanding of SEN and exclusions processes and awareness of challenges faced by vulnerable children in education.

The successful candidate will collaborate with Lifelong Learning teams and partner agencies to raise awareness, remove barriers to engagement, and support enhanced educational

Qualifications

• Experience working with schools or education settings.
• Understanding of SEN and exclusions processes.
• Awareness of challenges facing vulnerable children in education.

Responsibilities

• Work with Lifelong Learning teams to challenge and support schools.
• Collaborate with Family Help and Social Care to remove barriers to engagement.
• Contribute to improved educational outcomes for vulnerable children.

Skills

Experience with schools

SEN knowledge

Vulnerable children awareness

Job description

The Virtual School - Inclusion Officer - Ref: CH08926

Grade: G8; £40,444 - 43,149

Full-Time, Permanent Position

An exciting opportunity has arisen within The Virtual School to appoint an Inclusion Officer. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed officer who is passionate about improving the life chances of our most vulnerable children and young people.

The ideal candidate would be someone who has experience of working with schools and education settings, has an understanding of the SEN and exclusions process and has an awareness of challenges facing vulnerable children in education, especially those with a social worker.

The successful candidate would join a small team of dedicated and passionate professionals who will be working closely with our Lifelong Learning teams to provide challenge and support to schools and key partners to improved educational outcomes for vulnerable children. They will also be responsible for working alongside Family Help and Social Care to raise awareness, and help remove barriers to engagement in education so that vulnerable children and young people receive the best possible support to improve their educational outcomes.

Closing Date: 29th October 2026

View: Job Description and Employee Specification

Read more about our benefits at https://go.walsall.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers-/benefits-of-working-for-us

This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children, young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Note:Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas.