Job Details
- Job Title: Inclusion Lead
- Job Location: Shire Hall
- Salary: £53,937 – £57,844 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 07/07/2026
- Job Requisition Number: 14387
- This post is open to job share
Overview
Full‑time permanent School Inclusion Lead within the new School Inclusion Service from Autumn 2026 following the recent Education Directorate Review.
The primary focus is to ensure children achieve positive outcomes by accessing an education appropriate to meet their needs, providing the right support in the right place at the right time.
Key Responsibilities
- Influence and lead strategic and operational developments at system level and whole school / Trust level.
- Support education settings to support children with additional needs, taking early action to address emerging issues and meeting statutory duties.
- Support and challenge education settings to make effective use of resources and funding, ensuring the needs of vulnerable children are understood and met.
- Lead and influence managers, senior leaders, and teams across GCC and with wider partners.
- Lead portfolios, including the portfolio for Youth Justice and vulnerable cohorts, coordinating with education settings, GCC’s Youth Justice Team, Police, Social Care, Virtual School, Education Safeguarding, and other partners.
- Exercise strategic and operational responsibility for statutory oversight & compliance, system development, and core partnership working across the service.
Qualifications & Experience
- Qualified teacher with significant senior and strategic level experience in teaching and working within an education setting.
- Experience providing effective inclusion support and challenge at both strategic and operational levels to senior leaders.
- Credibility to provide leadership across contexts and build relationships with schools and Trusts at senior level.
- Meet essential education & qualifications criteria.
- Experience, knowledge, skills, understanding and behavioural attributes as outlined in the job profile.
- Enhanced DBS clearance and safeguarding references; usual references required.
- Vehicle access and valid full UK driving licence due to extensive travel, including evenings and weekends.
- Fluent English required to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role.
Benefits
- Flexible and agile working opportunities.
- 30 days Annual Leave (pro‑rata for part‑time staff).
- Option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro‑rata for part‑time staff).
- Family‑friendly employer offering benefits to support you and your family.
- Career development and qualification opportunities.
- Supportive, positive, and relational working environment with regular robust supervision.
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing free confidential counselling and advice.
- In‑house Occupational Health service.
- Employee discount scheme.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car scheme (T&Cs apply).
- Employee network links: Prism (LGBT+) network, dNet (disability and mental health network), Young Employees Network.
Legal and Equality
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English due to immigration legislation.
Applicants from current Gloucestershire County Council employees on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage.
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