Inclusion Services Lead – Early Years (Hybrid)

Scvo; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary from £40,800

Generous annual leave

Pension (5% after probation)

Employee Assistance Programme

Ongoing professional learning

Hybrid working

Job summary

Early Years Scotland is seeking a Service Manager to lead the Inclusion Services, building on the Creating Caring Connections programme. You will guide strategic development, supervise staff, and foster partnerships with authorities, health services and third-sector organisations to improve outcomes for children with additional support needs.

You will design specialist professional learning, support practitioners, and champion inclusive practice across Scotland, ensuring high-quality and

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading services, projects or programmes supporting children and families.
• Significant experience supporting children with additional support needs and their families.
• Experience managing, coaching and developing staff teams.
• Experience working effectively within multi-agency partnerships.
• Knowledge and understanding of neurodiversity and inclusive practice.
• Experience developing and delivering training, professional learning or workforce development programmes.
• Strong understanding of GIRFEC, The Promise, UNCRC, Additional Support for Learning legislation and early years policy.
• Experience monitoring and evaluating outcomes and using evidence to inform service improvement.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic development and delivery of Inclusion Services.
• Build and expand the Creating Caring Connections programme.
• Lead, coach and develop staff teams with professional supervision.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with local authorities, health services and third-sector organisations.
• Design and deliver specialist professional learning on inclusion, neurodiversity, attachment and trauma-informed practice.
• Support settings and partners to strengthen inclusive practice and improve outcomes for children with additional support needs.
• Manage projects with governance, safeguarding, risk management and quality assurance.
• Monitor programme impact and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Inclusion

Stakeholder engagement

Coaching

Influencing skills

Education

Degree in Childhood Practice/Studies

Education or Social Work or Psychology or related

Postgraduate qualification in Autism/ASD or related

Job description

Early Years Scotland is seeking a Service Manager to lead the Inclusion Services, building on the Creating Caring Connections programme. You will guide strategic development, supervise staff, and foster partnerships with authorities, health services and third-sector organisations to improve outcomes for children with additional support needs.

You will design specialist professional learning, support practitioners, and champion inclusive practice across Scotland, ensuring high-quality and