Senior EHE & Education Safeguarding Officer

Doe Park Water Activities Centre; Ings; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Council is recruiting a Senior EHE Officer to lead on Education, Home Education statutory duties, and safeguarding for children not in suitable education. You will work with the Education Safeguarding Service and partner agencies to ensure safe settings and timely interventions.

The role focuses on risk analysis, process development, challenging schools and services when standards fall short, and supporting vulnerable groups, including those with social workers or at risk of exclusion.

Responsibilities

• leading on delivery of the Local Authority statutory duties in respect of EHE
• analysing and prioritising safeguarding risks for children who are not in receipt of suitable education or who do not have access to a suitable education placement and autonomously act upon risks
• implementing processes in respect of EHE which provide appropriate challenge to schools and other agencies around statutory duties
• responding to practice that falls below agreed standards and policies set out by the DfE and the Local Safeguarding Children Board

Job description

Bradford Council is recruiting a Senior EHE Officer to lead on Education, Home Education statutory duties, and safeguarding for children not in suitable education. You will work with the Education Safeguarding Service and partner agencies to ensure safe settings and timely interventions.

The role focuses on risk analysis, process development, challenging schools and services when standards fall short, and supporting vulnerable groups, including those with social workers or at risk of exclusion.