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Best Start in Life Inclusion Practitioner Lead (Project Worker 2)

Part-time and flexible working considered

Are you passionate about improving outcomes for young children with SEND and supporting families to access the right help at the right time?

Barnardo's Plymouth Family Hubs are looking for a motivated and experienced Best Start in Life Inclusion Practitioner Lead to support children aged 0-5 with emerging or identified Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

This exciting role combines direct work with children and families alongside leadership responsibilities, including line management of Inclusion Practitioners, case oversight, supervision, and leading SEND developments across the Family Hub network.

What you'll do:

• Lead and support a team of Inclusion Practitioners.
• Champion early identification and intervention for children with SEND.
• Support families to access services and navigate SEND pathways.
• Deliver inclusive groups and activities within Family Hubs and local communities.
• Build strong partnerships with health, education and SEND professionals.
• Lead SEND team meetings and multi-agency collaboration.
• Monitor outcomes and present impact data to operational and strategic audiences.

About you:

You will have:

• Experience working with children and families, particularly those with SEND.
• Knowledge of child development, inclusion and early intervention, trained to a minimum of level 3.
• Experience supervising or leading staff.
• Strong partnership and communication skills.
• A passion for improving outcomes for children and reducing inequalities.

Why Barnardo's?

Join a supportive and values-driven organisation that has been delivering Family Hub services across Plymouth since 2011. You'll play a key role in ensuring every child has the best possible start in life.

For an informal discussion, contact:
Tracy Tucker, Children's Services Manager
07850 541263
tracy.tucker@barnardos.org.uk

and help shape inclusive support for children and families across Plymouth.

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 31st March 2028 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement. This contract is due to expire on 31st March 2028.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

We appreciate our colleagues' dedication and their commitment to delivering excellence in the vital work we do, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

We are committed to a rounded colleague experience with an approach to both pay and rewards that are fair, attractive, and progressive. This is in support of our strategic ambition to ensure Barnardo's is a place everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

The salary range advertised is in line with our pay principles, for consistency and fairness while recognising the skills and experience applicants bring to the role. Appointing salaries can be discussed further at appointment stage; we do seek to appoint within this range always exercising responsible stewardship.

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

• T&C's apply based on contract