Internal vacancy. Applications will only be considered from existing Leeds City Council employees.

Early Years Area Co-ordinator - Grade ADV/INSP

Leeds City Council - Children & Families

Early Years Area Co-ordinator - Grade ADV/INSP - Job Description

Early years SEN Co-ordinator within Learning Inclusion Service; Soulbury 5-8

Are you a skilled early years teacher, passionate about securing an inclusive and enabling environment and have experience in identifying and meeting the needs of children with SEND?

Leeds is seeking to appoint a qualified teacher as an Early Years SEN Co-ordinator for the SEN and Inclusion Team (SENIT). This role involves working with early years settings, children with SEN, their parents and other partners in an identified wedge of the city and fulfilling responsibilities under the 2015 SEND Code of Practice.

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience of working with young children with complex special educational needs and their families in early years settings and have excellent knowledge of early child development.
• Be passionate about inclusion and facilitating an enabling learning environment that meets needs and secures progress.
• Be an advocate for young children families and carers and ensure their welfare is paramount.
• Become part of a small yet dedicated team of skilled professionals who work with children between the ages of 0-5 years old.
• Work with a range of Early Years settings and with Health and other professionals to improve the outcomes of children with complex needs.
• Be responsible for building the capacity within settings to identify and meet children’s needs and helping to raise achievement and maximising the inclusion of young children with Special Educational Needs.
• Ensure that early years settings effectively meet the needs of all children and work collaboratively with staff and other agencies to support the inclusive placements of children with SEN.
• Have good IT capabilities and excellent interpersonal and social skills.
• Provide supervision to inclusion support workers within the SEN & inclusion Team
• Provide training on a range of SEN issues for staff in early year’s settings.
• Be responsible for the effective delivery of statutory assessment and other assessment and funding procedures.

Qualified teacher status is an essential requirement for this post.

The appointment will be made following a successful interview and enhanced CRB checks.

A full induction package; regular supervision, guidance and support and access to in-house training will be offered.

If you would like more information about the post please contact:

• Keith Atkin (keith.atkin@leeds.gov.uk), SENIT team leader, Early Years;
• Joan Kavanagh (joan.kavanagh@leeds.gov.uk), Service Delivery Manager, SEND Inclusion and Support Team or phone 0113 378 5431

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates.

We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds and the communities we serve. Leeds City Council is an Inclusive employer, ranked 70 on the Stonewall top 100 employers 2023 list. We are also an Age friendly employer, a Mindful employer and a Disability Confident leader.

All new Leeds City Council appointments are made subject to the satisfactory completion of a six month probationary period.

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.