Elective Home Education Support Worker | Inclusion Elective Home Education | Countywide | Full time

Lancashire County Council; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is seeking two Elective Home Education Support Workers to join their Inclusion Service. This role, which is hybrid, requires strong understanding of education and EHE legislation. Candidates will provide vital support to home-educated children and their families by managing caseloads and conducting home visits. Opportunities for professional development are available within a friendly team dedicated to raising standards in education.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Friendly professional team

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and highly motivated individual needed.
• Ability to manage an extensive caseload and support families effectively.

Responsibilities

• Champion home-educated children as the main point of contact for families.
• Conduct home visits to understand educational provisions in place.
• Support parents in understanding EHE responsibilities and processes.

Skills

Strong understanding of education

Knowledge of Elective Home Education legislation

Ability to prioritize workload

Job description

Job Description

Salary £31,067 - £35,325 Per Annum | Permanent, Full time| 37 hours per week

International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship

Job title: Elective Home Education Support Worker

Full-time, 37 hours per week, permanent

County-wide position, 2 posts available.

Grade 7: £31,067 - £35,325

Lancashire County Council is seeking to appoint two Elective Home Education (EHE) Support Workers to join their Inclusion Service. The EHE team is situated within the Specialist Teaching Service along with the Alternative Provision Team providing early intervention support to promote inclusion.

The EHE team is a small team consisting of two EHE support workers and 1 EHE Teacher (2.4 FTE). The team work to ensure suitable education is in place and to offer support for home-educated children and their families.

The role will consist of:

• You will champion home-educated children and young people, being the main point of contact for families who have chosen to home educate.
• Holding an extensive caseload providing support and guidance to families regarding Elective Home Education.
• Support parents / carers to understand the EHE responsibilities and processes.
• Conduce home visits – both pre-arranged and unannounced to understand educational provision in place.
• This role is a hybrid role, mainly working from home and supporting families across Lancashire.
• You will review referrals into the service and ensure appropriate education is in place and understand interfacing Admission and Child Missing Education processes.
• Develop knowledge of EHE legislation and duties for internal LCC services, schools and wider partners.
• Visit schools to work in a preventative way to promote inclusion and support reasonable adjustments whilst children and young people are on a school roll.
• Using your knowledge of other agencies (e.g. Children's Social Care, SEND, Youth Offending Teams, CAMHS) to signpost and support families to access services.
• Using IT effectively to support your role.
  
  
  

We are looking for enthusiastic, highly motivated Elective Home Education Support Workers who will contribute to the key work of the Inclusion Service by:

• Having a strong understanding of education.
• Demonstrating a clear understanding of the Elective Home Education legislation and statutory guidance.
• Demonstrating the ability to prioritise workload.
• Demonstrating an understanding
  
  
  

We can offer:

• An opportunity to join a friendly professional team committed to raising standards across education for SEND children and young people
• Experienced staff who can offer support as you develop your role in settings and schools.
• Professional development opportunities in line with service development.
  
  
  

Closing date: 5pm Sunday 3 rd August 2025

Proposed Interview date: w/c 11 th August 2025

Proposed start date: As soon as possible.

If you are interested in a position and would like further information. Please contact Sapphire Murray, Specialist Teaching Senior Manager: [e-mail]

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.

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.