Elective Home Education Officer

Staffordshire County Council; Stafford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established local authority is seeking a passionate individual to support families in providing suitable education for their children. This role involves working closely with parents and children, ensuring educational opportunities are fully utilized, and offering guidance and support. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in education and experience working with families. Join a dedicated team that values community spirit and strives for excellence in supporting children and young people. This position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of families in the Stafford area.

Benefits

Supportive working environment

Healthy work-life balance

Access to rewards and benefits

Qualifications

• Experience working with families and children in educational settings.
• Ability to provide suitable education support to parents.

Responsibilities

• Support families in providing suitable education for their children.
• Organize meetings and events to facilitate home education.

Skills

Supporting children and young people

Providing educational guidance

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in working with children

Equivalent qualification

Job description

Are you passionate about supporting children and young people to achieve their full potential?

Our Elective Home Education (EHE) Team specializes in working with parents who choose to electively home educate their children and provides the following services:

1. Support to parents in providing suitable education for their children
2. A statutory function of the local authority in identifying children without a suitable education
3. Information, advice and guidance to other agencies on EHE

Main Responsibilities
Working with families in Cannock and Lichfield districts, you will hold responsibility for a number of children: ensuring parents are providing a suitable education for their children, and offering support information, advice and guidance where appropriate. Developing, facilitating and organizing family and professionals’ meetings, events, and groups to ensure home education is delivered in line with statutory services and is both efficient and effective.The Ideal Candidate
You'll have NVQ 3 in respect of working with children and their families or equivalent. Experience of enabling parents and children to take full advantage of the educational opportunities available. Experience of working with parents and children in an education setting.

If you would like to discuss the role further please contact Neil Dutton (EHE Lead) - [phone]; [e-mail]

Interviews will be held Friday 25 April.

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values: The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively. Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy: We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future. We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits: We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire.

Our recruitment process: As an Authority, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities. As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.