Job Introduction
A brilliant opportunity for a Setting and School Inclusion Lead to join our Education Outcomes Service.
You’ll challenge and support schools and settings to deliver high-quality education for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
You’ll also help drive improvements in the SEND provision and ensure safeguarding processes are followed.
At Milton Keynes City Council, we’re dedicated, respectful, and collaborative. Everything we do is about making a positive difference for our communities.
Our priorities include tackling inequalities, creating an inclusive economy, and improving life chances for children and young people. If you share our values and want to help shape inclusive education across Milton Keynes, this is the role for you.
This is a site-based role
Interviews for this role will be held on 13 February
Milton Keynes City Council is a modern and friendly place to work. Find out more about working with us here: www.mkcounciljobs.org.uk
Main Responsibility
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading and managing a team of Inclusion Teachers and Practitioners.
- Driving improvements in SEND provision and outcomes across Milton Keynes.
- Overseeing the SEND support advice service and promoting child-centred approaches.
- Ensuring safeguarding processes are followed and supporting home education assessments.
- Managing budgets for Top Up/EHCP funding effectively.
- Developing and delivering training for colleagues and parent/carer programmes.
- Working in partnership to improve the SEND Local Area and ensure high-quality EHCPs
The Ideal Candidate
You’ll be an experienced senior leader with:
- Qualified Teacher Status and at least three years’ senior leadership experience.
- Extensive knowledge of SEND and proven success in improving outcomes for children and young people.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to manage challenging conversations.
- Budget management experience and excellent ICT skills.
- Resilience, creativity, and flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.
- You’ll be working within a regulated activity and may occasionally work outside normal hours.
To be successful in this role, you’ll need a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle. If you’re offered the position, we’ll ask for proof of your licence and vehicle insurance, including business use cover. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to confirm your appointment without these documents.
If you’re offered the role, we’ll arrange an Enhanced DBS check as part of our pre-employment process (unless you’re already registered with the DBS Update Service).
Package Description
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
- Excellent pension – everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
- Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
- Salary sacrifice car scheme – low-cost leasing of electric and low emission vehicles.
- Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.
Why join us? Along with more on our Benefits, discover why Working at the City Council could be the right move for you here Working at the Council | Milton Keynes
Our roles are either designated ‘site based’ or ‘home based’. ‘Site based’ roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst ‘home based’ roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.
We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference.
We’re very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.
We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it’s time for a new role.
If you’d like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.
