Educational Inclusion Team Manager - London SE1

The roleAbout Southwark:We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark's residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities.? Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark's communities and the council's staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.About The Service:Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a 'can do' attitude and enviable reputation. As a council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to our 'Fairer Futures for All' promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do.We are home to almost 100 schools, most of them maintained by the Local Authority, and we have a young, diverse and growing population.At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities.? The three principles that underpin our vision of empowering people, reducing inequality and investing in prevention are at the root of education. Access to education is a right for the children of Southwark and the borough plan and the focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark's communities and the council's staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.As a local authority we believe school attendance is everyone's business.The Family Early Help (FEH) are a service within Children's Services, which, as well as providing other help and support, is responsible for delivering the council's statutory duties in relation to school attendance and exclusion/inclusion support. This means providing advice, support and interventions when significant concerns about attendance arise.Oversight and delivery of the council's duties are led by the Education Inclusion Team (EIT) embedded within FEH. EIT work with families, schools and practitioners to implement guidance around legislation with the aim of improving children and young people's attendance and access to education, and to reduce the risk of exclusion.The specific duties outlined in the updated Working Together to Improve School Attendance guidance, and the rise in children and young people not attending school, and experiencing different forms of exclusion, requires us to review resources and design a sustainable response if we are to meet these requirements as a LA. Recruitment timetableRecruitment TimetableClosing Date: 13th October 2024Shortlist in week beginning 14th October 2024Interview Date in week beginning 21st October 2024If you are interested in the role and would like to find out more details please contact Vicky Agnew, Head of Family Early Help via , or by telephone 07395 372584/0207-525-0763Guaranteed Interview Scheme:As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:* Members of the Armed Forces and veterans * Are currently in care, or have previously been in care * If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.About The role:As Education Inclusion Team manager, you will be responsible for supervising a team of senior education welfare officers assessing and intervening with schools and families to improve school attendance and reduce suspensions and permanent exclusions. You will have lead responsibility for the delivery of our local authority duties as set out in the Working Together to Improve School Attendance statutory guidance. This role requires you to promote the principles that keeping children in education is everyone's business. You will hold operational oversight of children suspended or permanently excluded from school.You will hold operational responsibility for driving this agenda through the attendance and inclusion consultation framework for social workers and other council officers and through the delivery of training and development activity.The team sits within the Family Early Help service and is responsible for delivering the council's statutory duties to promote attendance and inclusion. Where necessary you and the team will be required to employ parental responsibility measures - including prosecution - to ensure that children attend school regularly.About you:This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic frontline manager who is social work qualified or holds a related professional qualification. An individual who has experience of professional leadership within multi-agency services and who can demonstrate participation in effective operational partnerships with schools. We are looking for someone who is committed to ensuring children access their education and recognises the value of education. We are looking for a candidate who has a strong working knowledge of education legislation, and statutory guidance and an understanding of evidenced based approaches to improving attendance and promoting inclusion.Additional Information:36 hoursFixed term contract until 30th September, 2025 to be reviewed dependent on future funding opportunitiesOpen as a secondment opportunityDBS check requiredJNC benefits packageThis post is open to internal applicants onlyThis post requires a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) DBS check at Enhanced level.Benefits and more information:In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.Salary: £51099 - £58197 per annum