Reintegration & Education Officer

Hertfordshire County Council; Farnham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire County Council's Educational Support for Medical Absence (ESMA) Teaching Service in Stevenage is seeking a Reintegration Officer. You will coordinate educational support and plan reintegration for pupils returning after medical absence, working with schools, health professionals and families.

The post requires strong organisational and communication skills, safeguarding knowledge and the ability to lead multi-professional meetings.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience of an educational setting.
• Ability to manage time effectively.
• Ability to lead meetings with professionals and families to arrange pupil support.
• Understanding of safeguarding in education legislation.
• Commitment to equal opportunities and diversity.
• Excellent communication and ICT skills.
• Ability to prioritise work within a multi-professional team.
• Able to travel independently with a valid driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate educational support and reintegration for students with medical absences.
• Inform and coordinate Planning and Review Meetings with families, schools and health professionals.
• Promote learning and personal development to support reintegration plans.

Skills

Educational setting experience

Time management

Meeting facilitation

Safeguarding knowledge

Communication skills

ICT skills

Driving licence

Teamwork

Job description

Job Introduction

Job Title: Reintegration Officer

Salary: £35,570 progressing to £38,510 (pro rata for term time only, 39 weeks per year)

Location: Stevenage, covering North Herts & Stevenage and East Herts & Broxbourne

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Directorate: Adult Care Services

About the Team

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.

About you

Essential

• 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.

This job role is Level 9. Please locate the job profile here:

Job profiles - Community services

Interview Date: 20 October 2026

Additional information

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. To find out more, visit https://www.hertfordshire-lgr.co.uk/

Disability Confident

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer 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.

Driving required

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). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.