Prevention Manager (Internal Applicants Only)

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RA / Home working

Salary: 43860 - 47829 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Working Hours:37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 15th March 2026

Interview Date(s): Friday 20^th March 2026

About the Role

The Prevention Manager role will be to establish promote and secure inclusive educational solutions with regards to children and young people who may otherwise be at risk of requiring provision other than their current setting.

To lead a team of Inclusion/SENA casework officers to deliver support to schools and to work with parents to ensure that children and young people can remain in mainstream school. To play a key role in the work around alternative provisions and its suitable use for children and young people.

To build parental confidence in the Leicestershire provision by establishing an inclusive climate whereby all agencies can demonstrate effective joint working to support children and young people. To provide challenge where necessary to educational settings services for children and young people and other stakeholders where cases have been escalated or relationships have become strained.

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders please see our policy statement.

About You

To apply for this post you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:

• Qualifications plus experience or experience without a qualification i.e. BTEC Higher or NVQ 4 (or equivalent) + post qualification experience OrMeaningful demonstrable and relevant knowledge and experience evidenced against the headings below including significant experience of working within children and family services in a multi-agency environment
• Experience of providing support supervision and line management to a team.
• Experience of identifying the training needs of staff teams and developing and delivering input to support and develop staff.
• Experience of working within a performance framework which focuses on the outcomes achieved through activities.
• Knowledge of Statutory responsibilities of the LA in relation to Children Missing Education Pupils Missing Education Children with Medical Needs and Elective Home Education.
• Understanding of the SEND Code of Practice including Best Endeavours and Reasonable Adjustments.
• Able to work alongside colleagues from different agencies and services using a focus of improving outcomes for children and to work through any differences or conflicts between individuals or agencies

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working which may include part time working job sharing term-time working flexible start and finish times and hybrid working depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Frances Shelbourne Service Manager- Inclusion Service

To contact me by email please click here

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council were looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are wherever youre from and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation not just whats on your CV. Thats why weve designed a recruitment process thats fair accessible and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire wed love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. Without this information we wont be able to assess your suitability for the role and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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