Fair Access Operation Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 09 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 09 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Leicester, LE3 8RA |
| Cwmni: | Leicestershire County Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 5427 |
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Children And Families Department
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Field-Based Worker
Salary: £34,350 - £37,950 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 37 Hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 22d June 2025
Interview Date(s): 27th June 2025
About the Role
This is a unique and varied role, working within the Local Authority’s (LA) School Admissions and Pupil Services. You will be a self-starter leading on the operational aspects of the LA’s Fair Access Protocol (FAP), to ensure unplaced children that meet the FAP are placed swiftly at an appropriate school or provision.
You will also lead the fair access panel for primary aged children across LCC and the Secondary Education Inclusion Partnership (SEIP) for North-West Leicestershire. In addition, you will represent the LA at the four remaining SEIPs to ensure the efficient placement of children.
A good understanding of the School Admissions Code 2021 and the Fair Access Protocol is vital in order to discharge LA duties. You will report directly to the School Admissions and Pupil Services Service Manager and liaise with the Admissions Operational Lead. You will also be required to build strong relationships with a range of internal and external agencies and stakeholders to support swift school placements.
An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.
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About You
To apply for this post, you must:
- To be responsible for ensuring Leicestershire discharges its Fair Access Protocol (FAP) responsibilities for vulnerable children, hard to place and those without a school place;
- To Chair Leicestershire’s Primary Fair Access Panel;
- To lead on administration of referrals to Primary and Secondary Panels and on tracking, recording of outcomes and to ensure prompt decision making by Panels;
- To oversee and offer advice when processing referrals to Secondary Education Inclusion Partnerships (SEIPS);
- To advise on the Local Authority’s (LA) FAP in accordance with the School Admissions Code 2021 and relevant legislation;
- To support the service manager’s in their absence in this area of responsibility;
- To work with a range of internal and external agencies to ensure children gain a school place swiftly and where possible within required timeframes.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Gurjit Bahra - Service Manager - Admissions
Telephone: 01163056324
Email: Gurjit.Bahra@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, 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.
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