You will join The family Hub Team in Lichfield and be part of a wider team of Early Help Practice Development Officers, each assigned to one of the 8 districts within Staffordshire.

You will work collaboratively with partners within the Lichfield district to develop, support, monitor and coordinate earliest and early help effective practice development and improvement to support children, young people and families.

The EPDO role is varied and provides opportunities for innovation.

One of the current priorities for the role is to support the Staffordshire SEND & Inclusion district model to support our vision that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and/or at risk of exclusion are able to reach their full potential.

EPDOs coordinate the hub model within their district. They are supported by full-time business support administrators and work in conjunction with SEND hubs, the Local Management Group and the Inclusion and SEND Partnership Board chairs.

You will have significant experience of working with children, young people and families.

EPDOs work with a significant amount of autonomy, supported by their line manager and the other EPDOs within the team.

We are looking for a motivated, well organised candidate who is able to work with and support other stakeholders within the district to improve outcomes for children and young people.

For further information about this vacancy please contact Danielle Stewart, Business Co-ordinator, on [email protected]

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits.

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.