Social Inclusion and Elective Home Education Officer

About The Role
Job Title: Social Inclusion and Elective Home Education Officer
Hours: 37
Salary: HC9 £39,513 - £43,693 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 11/05/2025
Interview date: tbc
Come and join us on our Restorative Journey of Improvement to gain the best for children and families in Herefordshire.

The Role
The purpose of this role is to work with families, schools, and other partner organisations to ensure that children are able to access an education that is appropriate to their needs and addressing any issues which prevent individual children from receiving this. While a range of statutory duties must be met within this role, the main aim will be to take a child-centred approach within this framework to broker support required to meet individual needs. This role covers inclusion, exclusion, suspensions, part-time timetables, and elective home education.

Herefordshire Council’s vision is to give children and young people a great start in life. We aim for outcomes across all external performance measures to be in the top quartile and for all our children and young people to be educated in schools and settings that are good or better. The post holder will support Herefordshire Council’s Children and Young People and Education strategies.

You will hold a degree level qualification and QTS (Qualified Teacher Status). This is a full-time, permanent post. The start date for this position will be 1st August 2025 or as soon as possible.

Benefits of working for Herefordshire Council:

• Pension: Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
• Generous Annual Leave: 31 days (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum.
• Flexible working: flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours, and, in some instances, home working.
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling.
• Payment of professional membership fees.
• Pick your perks: our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday, and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back, and discounts.

About Us
Herefordshire is a beautiful, historic county located in the heart of the Marches on the border with Wales. We are one of the most rural and sparsely populated counties in England with a wealth of unspoilt countryside, distinctive heritage, and lively and attractive market towns.

Our priority in Herefordshire is to keep children safe and give them a great start in life. It’s the priority for the council, our partners, and for all of us who work with Children & Young People.

We have invested heavily in training and developing staff in our relational practice approach with our improvement partner Leeds City Council, so it's an exciting time to join Herefordshire – we believe in investing in you so you can be the best you can be!

Herefordshire has a really strong team ethos. Our teams are passionate about the work they do and the positive difference they and the teams they are in make to people’s lives. This is all underpinned by the focus and support from their managers and the council as a whole.

We will deliver better support to our most vulnerable children and their families, develop stronger relationships with partners across the region, and beyond.

Therefore, we take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors, and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Herefordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and vulnerable adults. If you are offered this position, it will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks.

We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity. All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.

The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:

• Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme;
• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, or their families. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant;
• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of this role.

To apply, please submit your CV and complete the supporting statement within the application form, referring to the job description & person specification, detailing how you meet the specific requirements of the role.