About the role
We are looking to recruit Inclusion officers with responsibility for those pupils that are electively home educated (EHE). The role will include communicating with the families of those pupils that are electively home educated, review home education plans and carrying out home visits to ensure that the child is receiving suitable education.
What will you be doing?
Having received notification of the intention to home educate, the EHE officer will open an involvement and make contact with the family. You will request and review a home education plan and conduct home visits. You may be required to liaise closely with colleagues in other teams such as the Education and Health Care Plan service or Social Care and conduct joint visits as and where required.
Where it is deemed necessary, the officer may be required to escalate concerns so that the local authority can use its safeguarding powers, as explained in DfE guidance, to ensure that the child’s development is protected from significant harm.
About you
Previous experience in a similar role is not essential but some knowledge of safeguarding would be beneficial and the ability to build positive relationships with a variety of stakeholders is key to effective practice. You will be able to problem solve and not be afraid to have difficult and challenging conversations.
We want talented, ambitious and passionate people to come and take on this challenging and rewarding role. With excellent oral and written communication skills, you will be outcome focused. Resilience and tenacity is essential.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact the Recruiting Manager Katie.Morlidge@westnorthants.gov.uk.
Interviews will be held on w/c 12 June 2023.
Our benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:
- Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days annual leave per year, 28 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
- Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
- Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
- Car Lease scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities.
- A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
- Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
- Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.
The council is in the process of implementing a new pay structure and terms and conditions which will be applicable to this role. The outcome could result in a future variation to the advertised salary, and this will be discussed at interview.
About us
We’re a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we’re embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.
Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.
At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.
When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.
Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.
West Northants Council, where careers thrive.
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