Team Manager Pupil Entitlement Investigation

Salary: NJC Grade 12 £45,441 - £48,474 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Location: Bridge House Worthing, with hybrid working

Are you experienced in leading a team?

Are you passionate about ensuring children receive the education they are entitled too?

Do you enjoy being customer focussed?

Find out more about becoming a Team Manager in our Pupil Entitlement Investigations team.

Our Pupil Entitlement team works collaboratively to keep all children in West Sussex safe and secure. We celebrate diversity and ensure that we are inclusive and supportive to all children, young people, and families.

We are seeking an experienced Team Manager to lead the South Non-Attendance Investigation team and FPN team within Pupil Entitlement: Investigations.

You will encourage children to access the education they are entitled to, ensuring parents fulfil their legal responsibility, providing high quality advice and guidance to professionals, schools, and other education settings.

You will ensure staff within your team operate and deliver intervention within a legal framework.

You will work alongside and liaise with professionals from Social Care, Early Help, Youth Justice, the Special Education Needs Assessment Team (SENAT), Schools, other Local Authorities, Health, Police, and other professional bodies.

Key responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Professionally leading and managing your team.
• Developing training events and bespoke frameworks.
• Remaining up to date on legislation, procedures, policies, and best practice.
• Chairing and participating in external forums,
• Chairing and participating in Legal Panel Meetings.
• Reviewing existing procedures and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Overseeing income generated from Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs).
• Using and collating data to support analysis and evaluation of service provision.
• Understanding safeguarding and confidentiality in all areas of your work.

We are looking for someone who can work to tight deadlines and manage the varied demands of the role, whilst being able to focus for lengthy periods. You will be leading a team, including mentoring, and supporting development.

There is a significant emotional demand due to the nature of this role, where emotional resilience is key.

If you feel strongly about raising standards of practice that lead to better outcomes for children, young people, and their families, we would love to hear from you!

Please note:

• You will need to be able to travel independently to various meeting venues, schools, family homes, places of child employment and entertainment and other locations across the County, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport.
• In addition, travel will be necessary to monitor the performance of the team and its members through direct observation of working practice and the delivery of supervision.
• There is a regular and intrinsic requirement to communicate in English with members of the public.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

The Education and Skills directorate place children at the heart of everything we do. We work in partnership with schools, settings and other services and organisations to secure high quality education for every child in West Sussex.

Our Pupil Entitlement: Investigation team are dedicated to achieving positive outcomes for children and young people, progressively engaging with schools, children, and their families.

The team consists of five sub teams: Children in Entertainment and Employment, Children Missing Education, Non-Attendance Investigation, Fixed Penalty Notice and Elective Home Education. These teams ensure children of compulsory school age are in receipt of a suitable education.

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05009

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Andrew Parker Service Manager Pupil Entitlement Investigations at Andrew.parker@westsussex.gov.uk

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter.

In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

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

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and an occupational health check.

Equity, inclusion, and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.