Elective Home Education Access & Safeguarding Officer

CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL; Bradford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The Education Safeguarding Service in Bradford is recruiting two Elective Home Education Access Officers to join the Education Safeguarding Team. You will help ensure children of compulsory school age access, attend and enjoy safe settings, and collaborate with Council teams and wider agencies to support Elective Home Education.

You will engage with families and schools, respond to needs, and work in a multi-agency way to ensure every child receives suitable full-time education.

Qualifications

• Experience in Elective Home Education and safeguarding context desirable.

Responsibilities

• Make a positive contribution to prevention and early help, increasing take up of early education and statutory education for families arriving in Bradford.
• Support, engage and advise families and schools about Elective Home Education.
• Make informal enquiries to identify children electively home educated and assess if they receive suitable full-time education.
• Respond to needs using a multi-agency approach to support electively home educated children not receiving suitable education.

Job description

The Education Safeguarding Service in Bradford is recruiting two Elective Home Education Access Officers to join the Education Safeguarding Team. You will help ensure children of compulsory school age access, attend and enjoy safe settings, and collaborate with Council teams and wider agencies to support Elective Home Education.

You will engage with families and schools, respond to needs, and work in a multi-agency way to ensure every child receives suitable full-time education.