Education Officer
Posted 09/04/2024 by Belmont Recruitment
Belmont Recruitment are currently looking for an experienced Education Officer to join Wakefield Council's busy Education Welfare Team on an initial 3 month temporary contract. This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Key Duties:
- To discharge the Local Authority’s statutory duty to ensure that all children receive an education in line with current legislation within; Education Act 1996 section 444.
- To manage a caseload working as part of a multi-agency team to support the Local Authorities statutory duty, ensuring every child receives a suitable education by adopting a whole family, strengths-based approach in order to reduce risk thus increasing resilience and improving outcomes for children. Lead and attend multi-agency meetings to help support a better outcome for the family and inevitably improve the child/ young person’s school attendance.
- To implement the delivery of a high performing targeted service meeting the requirements of the DfE and local guidelines.
- To ensure that services are delivered in compliance with relevant legislation, local and national policy and guidance in challenging, difficult and sensitive circumstances.
Requirements:
- Experience of working within an educational based setting.
- Experience in giving guidance, in relation to education welfare service provision to; schools, attendance staff, Headteacher, governors and other multi agency partners.
- Experience of understanding issues that impact children and families as they relate to irregular school attendance and overall well-being.
- Full UK Drivers Licence
Please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible if this role could be of interest to you!
- Type:
- Contract, Temporary
- Start Date:
- ASAP
- Contract Length:
- 3 months initially
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- Job Reference:
- CP/0904Wakefield
- Job ID:
- 221442037
- Applications:
- Less than 10
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