Education Welfare Officer needed with the London Borough of Hillingdon
Start Date - ASAP
Location - Hillingdon
Contract length - Initially 3 months
Hours per week - 36 hours per week
Rate of pay - �23ltd per hour
Job Description
The Education Welfare Officer will play a vital role in ensuring that pupils receive maximum benefit from the education provision made available to them by assisting their regular attendance at school.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, implement and review Attendance Plans for pupils and their families designed to help them overcome non-attendance difficulties.
- Engage parents in attendance contacts and in formal meetings regarding poor attendance.
- Deliver interventions directly to young people and/or the family unit and where required broker services, as part of the plan, from partner agencies, voluntary or community groups.
- Be persistent in the engagement of families or individuals who may be resistant by using assertive, creative and practical engagement strategies.
- Identify and work with the school and the family of pupils who persistently and severely absent, or at risk of becoming so.
- Provide families with advice and guidance on the implications of non-school attendance and contributing to the process of applying due process, including legal proceedings in the event that statutory participation levels are not maintained.
- Work and maintain effective communications with partner agencies and support family members in accessing and engaging with universal and targeted services as required.
- Attend case conferences, statutory reviews, court and other meetings as required.
- Maintain timely and concise electronic case records and written reports that evidence the work undertaken and the progress achieved.
- Take statutory action against parents using penalty fines and preparing witness statements for the Family Proceedings or Magistrates Court when required.
- Review termly attendance data with allocated schools to identify action to improve attendance for individual pupils and meet school attendance targets.
Requirements
- Experience working as an Education Welfare Officer or similar role.
- Excellent knowledge of legislation and guidance relating to school attendance and the law.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work with families and individuals who may be resistant to engagement.
- Ability to maintain accurate and timely records.
- Full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.
How to Apply
If you are interested in this Education Welfare Officer job, please submit your CV and a cover letter to (url removed) .