Education Engagement and Inclusion Practitioner

Who Are We?

The Education Engagement Service (EES) strives to deliver outstanding services for our customers, predominantly the children of Coventry, who may require access to education or alternative education provision. We ensure vulnerable children are appropriately supported; have a voice, which hopefully leads to their high achievement and excellent progress.

The EES is made up of a diverse range of teams all working together to recognise, support and apply innovative solutions to address the growing issues in relation to trying to educate some of our most vulnerable pupils in schools.

The service is responsible for delivering statutory duties for the Council in respect of:

Pupil attendance enforcement

• 6th day provision for permanently excluded pupils; and

• The administration of the Fair Access and Supported Transfer process

• Traded support for Students with SEMHL and attendance needs

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create an inclusive workplace culture that is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

What is the job role?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit 1 Education, Engagement and Inclusion Practitioner to our team, working under the management of the Education, Entitlement, Senior Education Engagement & Inclusion Officer.

The post is initially temporary - 36 hours a week, term-time only - for 18 months from September 2026.

Please note that the advertised salary has already been adjusted to reflect term-time-only part-time work.

You will be part of a team that is based at Cannon Park SEN Annex but works in and out of Primary, Secondary schools, homes and Alternative Provisions, One Friargate and across the City.

The main function of the role is to deliver restorative, play, behavioural and well-being interventions to children and young people across the City.

This will involve working with a range of primary and secondary pupils (aged 5-16) who may have Emotional, Behavioural or Special Educational Needs. The role will also involve working with excluded students and those in danger of permanent exclusion. As well as supporting transition between mainstream schools and other settings.

Please note that this role is fixed-term, term-time only for 18 months.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and as such, appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Who are we looking for?

To be successful in this role, you will need experience working within the following:

Nursery, Primary, Secondary or SEN school/educational setting.You will be expected to work on your own initiative with students, families, schools, management, staff, relevant professionals and agencies. You will also be expected to vary the support offered to students to meet their individual needs and the provider's needs. This could include setting up and attending meetings, delivering face-to-face and virtual one-to-ones, play sessions, mentoring, teaching behaviour strategies, conducting assessments, setting targets, managing classroom behaviour, making home visits, and monitoring progress and attendance.

This role will require the practitioner to travel between two or more school/provider locations each day, as well as home visits.

We will offer you an opportunity to network, gain experience in both primary and secondary school settings, a high quality of support from an experienced team, use of shared resources, training and a commitment to continuing your professional development.

For more information about this role, please contact Bev Kelly: 02476 786700 bev.kelly@coventry.gov.uk

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

Interview date:: 8th July 2026

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies