Elective Home Education & Safeguarding Officer

Bradford Corporation; Bradford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Council is recruiting for an Education Safeguarding Team member based at Britannia House, operating in a hybrid model with a 37-hour week during term time. The role focuses on preventing and supporting early education access for arriving families and addressing issues around Elective Home Education.

The successful candidate will engage with families and schools, conduct informal enquiries about full-time education suitability, and work with partner agencies to safeguard children not in

Responsibilities

• Contribute to prevention and early help through universal and targeted activities to increase take up of early education as families arrive in Bradford.
• Advise and support families and schools around Elective Home Education.
• Make informal enquiries when children may be electively home educated and assess suitability of full-time education.
• Respond to needs with a multi-agency approach to support electively home educated children not receiving suitable full-time education.

Job description

Bradford Council is recruiting for an Education Safeguarding Team member based at Britannia House, operating in a hybrid model with a 37-hour week during term time. The role focuses on preventing and supporting early education access for arriving families and addressing issues around Elective Home Education.

The successful candidate will engage with families and schools, conduct informal enquiries about full-time education suitability, and work with partner agencies to safeguard children not in