Senior Learning Mentor EHE Officer

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Hybrid working across office, home and

Flexible working options (reduced hrs,

Support for staff with unpaid caring

Job summary

Sheffield City Council's Elective Home Education Service is seeking a senior learning mentor to assess parental provision and offer curriculum guidance to home-educating families. The role involves travel around the city, hybrid working, and handling a caseload of children with varying complex needs.

You will work with schools and other professionals, applying safeguarding policies, completing annual reviews, and maintaining records while keeping up to date with EHE guidance and case law.

Qualifications

• GCSE maths and English at grade 9-4 or equivalent.
• Degree-level education.
• Teaching qualification.

Responsibilities

• Assess parental provision to help the Local Authority meet statutory duties for children educated at home.
• Give information, advice and signposting to parents electing to home educate.
• Complete holistic assessments of initial curriculum plans and annual reviews, applying knowledge of curriculum levels, attainment and SEN.
• Provide personalised curriculum guidance to minimise unsuitable education, taking action and next steps where needed.
• Apply professional judgement on parental provision in parental and professional meetings.
• Contribute to statutory assessments such as SEN reviews and panel meetings.
• Liaise with and advise schools and other professionals on EHE policy and practice, working across agencies.
• Build positive relationships with families and deliver curriculum advice sessions.
• Conduct home visits, meetings, telephone appointments and drop-in sessions.
• Hold and manage a caseload of complex and non-complex children, prioritised against service priorities and legislation.
• Identify barriers to learning, develop strategies to resolve them, and keep up to date with EHE guidance, case law and safeguarding policy.
• Maintain records, reports and data, including child-led data and pupil mapping using signs of safety

Skills

Understanding family dynamics

Risk assessment

Experience with vulnerable children

Education

Degree-level education

Teaching qualification

Job description

This senior learning mentor post sits in Sheffield City Council's Elective Home Education Service, which supports children educated at home. The post-holder assesses parental provision and gives curriculum advice to home educators, working within the Department for Education's EHE guidance. The role is hybrid and involves travel around the city alongside office working, with a caseload of children with and without complex needs. Applicants need a degree, a teaching qualification and GCSE maths and English at grade 4 or above.

What the job involves

• Assess parental provision to help the Local Authority meet its statutory duties for children educated at home
• Give information, advice and signposting to parents electing to home educate
• Complete holistic assessments of initial curriculum plans and annual reviews, applying knowledge of curriculum levels, attainment and SEN
• Provide personalised curriculum guidance to minimise unsuitable education, taking action and next steps where needed
• Apply professional judgement on parental provision in parental and professional meetings
• Contribute to statutory assessments such as SEN reviews and panel meetings
• Liaise with and advise schools and other professionals on EHE policy and practice, working across agencies
• Build positive relationships with families and deliver curriculum advice sessions
• Conduct home visits, meetings, telephone appointments and drop-in sessions
• Hold and manage a caseload of complex and non-complex children, prioritised against service priorities and legislation
• Identify barriers to learning, develop strategies to resolve them, and keep up to date with EHE guidance, case law and safeguarding policy
• Maintain records, reports and data, including child-led data and pupil mapping using signs of safety

What’s required

Qualifications

• GCSE maths and English at grade 9-4 or equivalent
• Degree-level education
• Teaching qualification

Experience

• Significant experience of working with vulnerable children and their families
• Experience of promoting engagement with families
• Experience of delivering information, providing support, signposting and assessing needs

Skills & knowledge

• Skilled at understanding family dynamics
• Skilled at assessing risk

Checks & eligibility

• Relevant safeguarding checks

What’s offered

• Full-time 37-hour week, 52 weeks of the year
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Hybrid working across office, home and other locations
• Openness to flexible working, including reduced hours, part-time work and job share
• Support for staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly