Reintegration and Education Officer

Hertfordshire County Council; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire County Council's ESMA Teaching Service is recruiting a Reintegration and Education Officer to coordinate educational support for medical absence students and plan their reintegration back to school.

You will work with schools, health professionals and families, organise Planning and Review Meetings, and ensure safe, inclusive education while aligning with medical recommendations. A driving licence and willingness to travel within Hertfordshire are essential.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience of an educational setting.
• Ability to organise and manage your time effectively.
• Ability to organise and lead meetings with a range of professionals and family to arrange support plan for the pupil.
• Understanding of keeping children safe in education legislation.
• Commitment to promoting equal opportunities and diversity.
• Excellent communication and technology (ICT) skills.
• Ability to prioritise work within a multi-professional team reflecting service priorities.
• Able to travel independently - current driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and inform Planning and Review Meetings with families, school, and health professionals.
• Work with schools, health professionals and other agencies to ensure education for medically absent children.
• Promote learning and personal development and reintegration plans aligned with medical recommendations.

Skills

Educational setting

Time management

Meeting facilitation

Safeguarding knowledge

Diversity & inclusion

Communication skills

ICT skills

Multi-professional teamwork

Driving licence

Job description

The Educational Support for Medical Absence (ESMA) Teaching Service is an educational teaching service for children who are unable to attend school for medical reasons. The Service sits within Access and Inclusion within Children's Services. Within the service, there are a vacancy for a Reintegration and Education Officer. This role and has been created to coordinate the educational support and reintegration of students who are being supported by the ESMA Teaching Service, in line with the ESMA countywide teaching agenda. About the role You will work closely with schools, health professionals and other agencies to ensure children absent from school for medical reasons are provided with the best possible education and supported to return to school as soon as appropriate. You will coordinate and inform Planning and Review Meetings with families, school, and health. The aim of such meetings is to promote the learning and personal development of the students to whom they are assigned, enabling them to make best use of the educational opportunities available to support the reintegration plan, in line with medical recommendations.

• Knowledge and Experience of an educational setting
• Ability to organise and manage your time effectively.
• Ability to organise and lead meetings with a range of professionals and family to arrange support plan for the pupil.
• Understanding of keeping children safe in education legislation.
• Commitment to promoting equal opportunities and diversity.
• Excellent communication and technology (ICT) skills.
• Ability to prioritise work within a multi-professional team reflecting service priorities.
• Able to travel independently - current driving licence.

Desirable

• Previous pastoral work in an educational setting
• Knowledge of barriers that young people might face when reintegrating after absence from school.

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations. English Fluency The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required).

We are changing Hertfordshire County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). If you are employed by Hertfordshire County on 1 April 2028, it is expected that most roles will transfer to the newly-created unitary councils on existing terms and conditions under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings - Protection of Employment) principles. LGR is one of the biggest changes we will face in a generation. It will reshape how we work and how services are organised and gives us a real opportunity to build something better.

We are proud to be a and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding

This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.