Exclusion Prevention Coordinator

Overview

Are you passionate about ensuring that every child thrives and fulfils their potential by attending and succeeding in school regularly Birmingham City Council is seeking a dedicated individual to join our Children and Families Directorate as an Exclusion Prevention Coordinator.

In this vital role you will be part of the Inclusive Pathways team supporting schools and settings to prevent both permanent exclusions and suspensions. The candidate will assist in the brokerage of Early Help and Family Support in partnership with schools at the first point of need. And provide advice and guidance on the exclusions process to schools parents/carers LA officers and others on the prevention of exclusion.

If you have a strong background in education including behaviour and preventing exclusion experience family support services and excellent leadership skills with a commitment to safeguarding we want to hear from you!

• Working in partnership with schools and settings to provide advice and support on alternatives to exclusion.
• Having responsibility for assisting with advice and guidance relating to both DCSF (DfE) and LA policies on exclusion and statutory requirements.
• Working across the directorate to ensure that children and families are provided with support as soon as an issue arises.
• Ensuring that individual cases are dealt with to statutory requirements and deadlines to meet the LA’s obligations.
• Ensuring that administration of own caseload including document management is completed appropriately in relation to changes in exclusion legislation.
• Working proactively to promote inclusion and behaviour strategies working in partnership with schools and settings.
• Responding to enquiries from parents/carers, schools, other Local Authority (LA) staff, Elected Members and Members of Parliament on procedures in individual cases.
• Having a child-centred approach to preventing exclusion and to bridge and broker advice and support.
• Taking full account of policies and procedures underpinning good practice and statutory duties and ensure that they are applied in practice.
• Embedding best practice in Behaviour Support Service/Special Educational Needs Assessment Service and to ensure appropriate arrangements operate.
• Participating in the provision of material for Head Teacher / Governor Training and the delivery of such training.
• Liaising with Legal Services and other agencies in relation to changes in exclusion legislation.

• A good standard of education particularly in numeracy and literacy commensurate with the grade of post.
• Desirable two years of casework experience in schools, youth services, social care or local authority services.
• Experience of providing advice and guidance in line with statutory procedures and demonstrable organisational skills with experience of applying procedures in relation to statutory guidance.
• Ability to plan and prioritise own workload, work under pressure, and build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders; able to create and deliver concise, engaging, and accurate information to diverse audiences.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

• A CPD record indicating commitment to maintaining high knowledge and skill levels.
• Commitment to safeguarding and home education and safeguarding practices; training provided.
• Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer.

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached cannot be considered.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one; please let us know if there are reasonable adjustments, additional support accessibility needs, or if there is any way we can support you through your application. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken. Proof of Right to Work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements before any employment offer can be confirmed.