Graduated Response Inclusion Practitioner (Maternity Cover)

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RA

Salary: 28605 - 31029 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Working Hours:29.6 hours per week over 4 days

Contract Type: Fixed term for (12 months)

Closing Date: 11th May 2026

Interview Date(s): 27th May 2026

About the Role

Graduated Response Inclusion Practitioners work directly with children young people their families and professionals in a variety of settings; to enable them to re-engage in education.

Supported by the Education Officer and your Manager you will be expected to manage a caseload of children and young people. You willdeliver a package of support to increase children and young peoples access to education. You will identify barriers find solutions and act as advocate so that schools can make suitable reasonable adjustments.

You will be part of the staff team primarily covering the East of the county and part of the wider Inclusion Service Team covering the whole county. Travel across the county is therefore necessary along with a flexible approach as some out of hours working may be required. All work undertaken must be regularly recorded on our databases.

This is a rewarding job delivering interventions with children and young people supporting them to re-engage in education employment and training empowering them for their future and giving you a chance to be part of a dynamic team.

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:

• Level 3 in a relevant discipline Evidence of training or of further study that enhances the applicants understanding of education training employment and careers advice for children and young people or Demonstrable experience identified within the section below.
• Experience of engaging with children young people and their families who are at risk of missing out on educational opportunities.
• Good organisational skills with an ability to work to deadlines. Good listening and communication skills both orally and in writing.
• The ability to take responsibility for meeting deadlines adjusting tasks and priorities as situations demand.
• Knowledge of child development and an awareness of differing needs of children and young people.
• Knowledge of the education system including specialist provision and the Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and knowledge of partner relationships to seek positive and innovative outcomes for young people around education training and employment.
• A flexible approach to working including out-of-hours and an ability and willingness to travel to various locations.

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesandto delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments 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:

Emma Wiltshire - Team Manager

Telephone:

Email:

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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