Life Inclusion Coordinator

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Be part of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council as the Best Start in Life Inclusion Coordinator, leading a team of Best Start Inclusion Practitioners to deliver an integrated SEND offer for children aged 0-5. You will drive cross-agency collaboration, quality assurance and evidence-based improvement across the council’s Best Start Family Hubs.

You will shape strategy, manage staff, and develop partnerships with education, health, and voluntary sector organisations to ensure coordinated, inclusive

Qualifications

• Significant experience working 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.
• A 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

Line management

SEND legislation

Early years inclusion

Cross-agency collaboration

Data-driven improvement

Job description

We are looking for an ambitious, creative and passionate leader to join our Integrated Early Years Service as our new Best Start in Life Inclusion Coordinator. This exciting new role will provide leadership for Dudley's Best Start in Life Inclusion Practitioners, ensuring a consistent, high-quality and integrated early years SEND offer across our five Best Start Family Hubs. Working at the heart of our Best Start in Life and SEND strategies, you will develop and lead an innovative model that supports early identification, early intervention and inclusion for children aged 0-5 with emerging or identified special educational needs and disabilities. This is a unique opportunity to influence system-wide change, bring partners together and ensure every child has the best possible start in life. What you'll be doing You will:

• 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.
  We are looking for an experienced leader who has:
• Significant experience working 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.
• A 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.
  At Dudley, we are committed to giving every child the best possible start in life. You will have the opportunity to shape a new service, influence strategic development and work alongside passionate colleagues across children's services, health and education.

Together, we are building an ambitious and inclusive system where children and families can thrive.

About Dudley Council

It's an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve. At Dudley Council we have a 'one council' ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities. We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of 'Forge a Future for all' www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves.

In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents you will become an integral part of a council that:

• is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark
• is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services
• has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people
• wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums
• dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents
• is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents