Children Missing Education Officer | Full time

Lancashire County Council; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is recruiting for a Children Missing Education role within the Access to Education service in Lancashire. The post involves identifying children missing education, tracking those who have moved away, and engaging families to ensure children access education.

The role requires strong advocacy, problem-solving, and the ability to influence agencies. The office base is Chorley with hybrid working and travel across Lancashire expected.

Qualifications

• Well-organised and pro-active with problem-solving mindset.
• Advocacy skills to influence professionals across agencies.
• Ability to work with a caseload of diverse families.

Responsibilities

• Identify children missing education and track out-of-area relocations.
• Engage families to ensure children access education.
• Influence professionals across agencies to safeguard education welfare.
• Travel across Lancashire to various locations; attend office base regularly.

Skills

Organised

Pro-active

Advocacy

Influencing

Problem-solving

Team player

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

Job Description

Salary £33,119 - £37,563 Per Annum | Permanent, Full time | 37 hours per week

International Sponsorship – this not open to international sponsorship

The Access to Education service works with colleagues, schools, children and families across Lancashire to support children to engage with education and improve attendance at school.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Children Missing Education team to identify children missing education, (including tracking children out of the authority who have moved away from Lancashire or gone missing with their families) and work with families in Lancashire to engage their children into education.

We are looking for a well‑organised and pro‑active team player with a problem‑solving mindset and the ability to work with a caseload of families from a diverse array of backgrounds and circumstances, supporting and challenging them as necessary to ensure their children access education. The post holder will have excellent advocacy skills and an ability to influence professionals across a range of agencies to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people in Lancashire.

You will work with a well‑established, supportive team, committed to delivering a quality service that safeguards the education welfare of children in Lancashire.

As this is an agile role which will include travel to various locations across Lancashire, a driving licence and own vehicle will be necessary. The team office base is in Chorley. We support hybrid working and offer flexibility and choice around working arrangements, however, there will be an expectation that the successful candidate will attend the office base regularly as part of their induction process and to maintain team relationships.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

Closing date 25 October 2026.

Interview date 6 or 9 November 2026.