Lead Early Years SEND & Inclusion Coordinator

Hurst Green; Dudley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Dudley Council is seeking an ambitious Best Start in Life Inclusion Coordinator to lead the SEND and inclusion agenda across five Best Start Family Hubs. The role provides strategic leadership for practitioners and drives an integrated early years SEND offer.

You will build partnerships across education, health and the voluntary sector, oversee performance and quality assurance, and champion co-production with families to improve outcomes for children aged 0–5.

Qualifications

• Significant experience with children aged 0–5 with SEND or emerging needs.
• Strong knowledge of SEND legislation, early years inclusion and early intervention.
• Experience of managing staff, leading change and improving services.
• Proven ability to work across complex multi-agency systems.
• Excellent communication, coaching and relationship-building skills.
• Experience of performance management, quality assurance and using data to drive improvement.
• A passion for inclusion, collaboration and achieving better outcomes for children and families.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Best Start Inclusion model across Dudley.
• Provide line management, supervision and professional leadership for a team of Best Start Inclusion Practitioners.
• Build strong partnerships across education, health, early help, family hubs and voluntary sector organisations.
• Drive quality assurance, performance monitoring and continuous improvement.
• Ensure families experience joined-up, coordinated support and clear pathways.
• Support the delivery of Dudley's SEND Strategy, Best Start in Life ambitions and Family Hub programme.
• Champion co-production and ensure the voices of children, parents and carers shape service development.
• Use data and evidence to demonstrate impact and reduce inequalities across communities.

Skills

SEND experience

Leadership

Staff management

Multi-agency collaboration

Data-driven improvement

Communication & coaching

Community inclusion

Job description

Dudley Council is seeking an ambitious Best Start in Life Inclusion Coordinator to lead the SEND and inclusion agenda across five Best Start Family Hubs. The role provides strategic leadership for practitioners and drives an integrated early years SEND offer.

You will build partnerships across education, health and the voluntary sector, oversee performance and quality assurance, and champion co-production with families to improve outcomes for children aged 0–5.