Home education officer children and young people normanton

Elective Home Education Officer - Children and Young People rsquo;s Service Normanton Umbrella Pay- GBP19.03 per hour 07/05/2024 ndash; 3 months initially Monday to Friday, 9am ndash; 4.30pm, 37 hrs/week ndash; Hybrid * Work in conjunction with Education Welfare Officers in assisting with elective home education * Manage a caseload of electively home educated pupils, ensuring every child receives a suitable education * Maintain Wakefield Education Welfare Service register for EHE pupils * Adopting a whole family approach, in order to reduce risk and improving outcomes for children * Liaise with EHE parents/carers, receiving reports of work undertaken * Participate in assessments * Establish the reason for absences having an awareness and recognition of the needs of individual family rsquo;s * Liaise with parents and carers through giving advice and guidance then referring to early help or social services where appropriate when there is a safeguarding concern * Develop and deliver, a coherent plan of proven and innovative interventions to families develop and implement attendance improvement projects alongside school staff * Monitor data from schools and work with them on improving their performance indicators for attendance * Promote school attendance via attendance strategies, assemblies, punctuality clinics, open evenings, parents rsquo; evenings etc.. * Contribute to School Inclusion Reviews, attend Annual Reviews and meetings concerning children with special needs who are part of your case load * Lead and attend multi-agency meetings to help support a better outcome for the family and inevitably improve the child/ young person rsquo;s school attendance * Ensure that all documentation including, written reports and information relating to individual cases of interventions is accurate, timely and entered onto appropriate management systems Requirements * UK Driving Licence, access to a vehicle, business insurance * A good standard of Educational and/or vocational qualifications to A level standard, including Maths and English at GCSE Grade A-C or equivalent * Experience of working within an educational based setting * Substantial experience of working with lsquo;hard to reach rsquo; individuals, parents, young people and children, with complex and challenging needs * Experience in giving guidance, in relation to education welfare service provision to; schools, attendance staff, Headteacher, governors and other multi agency partners * Experience of understanding issues that impact children and families as they relate to irregular school attendance and overall well-being * Experience in using IT systems - full understanding and good working practice of data protection and safeguarding * Enhanced Child DBS registered to the update service Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services in an equal opportunities employer. Please email all CVs to Sammy Davis or call (phone number removed) mobile (phone number removed)