Inclusion Coordinator

Key Responsibilities:

• Emotional counseling support for students, their families, and staff.
• Advice and strategies for use by students, their families, and staff in and out of the classroom.
• Provide social skills training to teachers and students.
• Review new student records for additional learning needs concerns.
• Provide in-class and/or withdrawal support for referred student(s) with additional needs.
• Provide curriculum development support for staff to support students who require tier 2 intervention.
• Assist with modification of classroom accommodations where appropriate.
• Provide and/or facilitate examination assistance for students with exam access arrangements.
• Develop whole staff learning support professional development programs, using external resources if required.
• Administer informal screening and assessments for identifying learning needs.
• Liaise with parents on behalf of teachers about academic progress.
• Provide learning strategies and available learning resources for students.
• Perform classroom observation when required to identify and observe students with additional needs.
• Assist parents in better understanding their child’s experience, and development, and resolving any concerns.
• Devise IEPs, implement and/or facilitate support for students at tier 3 level.
• Initiate contacts with individual parents to understand more about the development of the students and the expectations of parents.
• Coordinate parenting programs to provide assistance and practical parenting information, advice, and support for parents.
• Maintain manual and electronic files and/or records to provide required information and /or documentation.
• Participate in workshops, meetings, community events, etc. to receive and/or present information.
• Provide support for parent/teacher conferences if appropriate.
• Maintain all equipment within the counseling room to a high standard.
• Provide leadership of the counseling team. 
• Participate in the performance management system for the appraisal of their performance and primary & secondary counselors as appropriate.
• Support counseling services across the school where required.
• Support the identification of vulnerable pupils i.e. those at risk of, or showing signs of, mental illness and poor mental health.
• Ensure psychological health curriculum requested by the government - delivering or facilitating necessary lectures and speeches. 
• Gain knowledge of the local welfare services and work with clear links to pupils’ mental health services to refer pupils to services where it is appropriate.
• Establishing and maintaining relevant policies and regulations of the consultation room.  
• Attending meetings and carrying out other assigned work by senior leaders.
• Lead the team to prepare resources in the event of a government inspection.
• Maintain close links with the Medical Centre staff and with them continue to further enhance the quality of healthcare at the school.
• Oversee the school approach towards mental health including how it is reflected in the design of behavior policies, curriculum, and pastoral support.
• Directly line manage primary and secondary counselors
• Provide liaison with external healthcare providers as needed to support the specific needs of students requiring intensive support
• Provide liaison with external healthcare providers to further enhance staff knowledge, expertise, and responsiveness to student’s learning needs
• Diagnose, target, prioritize and monitor interventions for students with special educational needs
• Arrange for and ensure appropriate intervention intensity for students with special education needs
• Communicate and co-operate with specialists from outside agencies
• Be responsible for the progress and attainment of children identified as having a SEND need
• to support the identification of vulnerable pupils i.e. those at risk of, or showing signs of, mental illness and poor mental health
• to identify students with special education needs and who require intensive support
• to facilitate communication to promote proactive mental health strategies for parents, students, and staff 
• to be responsible for IEP for tier 3 students