Graduated Response Inclusion Practitioner ( Internal Applicants Only)

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS 

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location:  County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 9RA

Salary:  £28,605 - £31,029 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (Pay Award Pending)  

Working Hours: 37 hours per week 

Contract Type: Fixed term for (Until July 2027)

Closing Date: 7th August 2026

Interview Date(s):  12th August 2026

About the Role

The Graduated Response Inclusion Practitioner works mainly with parents and carers, alongside children, young people, schools and other professionals, to promote inclusion and help families overcome barriers to education.

Your role will be to provide targeted support to parents and carers, helping to identify barriers, build positive relationships with education settings and find inclusive, practical solutions that enable children and young people to access education.

This is a rewarding role, delivering interventions with parents to help children and young people re-engage in education, employment or training and feel empowered for the future.

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

Please ensure that you cover all 7 points in your application and provide clear examples and evidence of how each point has been met

• A relevant Level 3 qualification in this area.


• Experience of engaging with parents, carers, children, and young people at risk of missing educational opportunities.


• Good organisational, listening, communication and written skills, with the ability to meet deadlines.


• Knowledge of child development and awareness of the differing needs of children and young people.


• Knowledge of the education system, including specialist provision, Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), to support positive outcomes in education, training and employment.


• Experience of working in a multi-agency way to support children, young people and families to achieve positive outcomes.


• A flexible approach to working, including out-of-hours work, travel to different locations.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents.  You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Frances Shelbourne- Service Manager, Inclusion Service

Email: [email protected]  

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support. 

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