Norfolk County Council Hiring for Elective Home Education Officer Job at Norwich, England Full Time

£30,451 to £32,234 per annum (Scale I)

37 hours per week

Permanent contract

Joining the Education Quality Assurance, Intervention and Regulation Service will give you an opportunity to be part of an innovative team that makes a difference to the education and safeguarding of children in Norfolk. Working in our Service will give you the opportunity to influence and provide support and challenge so that Norfolk children and young people receive the very best from their education. Be part of our ambition to be the best.

We are pleased to be recruiting an Elective Home Education (EHE) Officer, with specific responsibility for youngsters with SEND and in KS4. You will be part of the Elective Home Education Team which leads on discharging Norfolk County Council’s statutory duties in relation to children being educated at home. You will be responsible for providing advice and guidance to parents regarding provision of a suitable education and ensuring children are safe at home.

You will work with our relatively new team of officers and assistant officers, families, schools, other education colleagues, partner agencies and other Local Authorities as part of their advice and guidance work in supporting children’s education at home. The team is led by our forward thinking EHE Adviser.

We are looking for a qualified Teacher, someone who will be working with schools, other Local Authorities, agencies and families to ensure that home educated children are educated in accordance with legislation, national guidance and local procedures. A SENDCO qualification would be an advantage but is not essential, however, an understanding of, or a willingness to learn about LA responsibilities in terms of SEND is desirable. This position will involve managing your own Caseload of EHE youngsters, and possibly having oversight of KS4 in terms of examinations, alternative provision and post 16 destinations.

We are looking for a highly organised person with strong communication skills who can work on their own initiative and as part of a team, offer appropriate support to families and liaise with other agencies.

You will be expected to understand what is meant by safeguarding vulnerable groups (children, young people and adults) and how to raise concerns. Experience of keeping children safe is essential.

If you have any questions about this post, please contact Catherine Boothe, Elective Home Lead Teacher, on 01603 303336 EHE Adviser, Services to Home Educators or email at [email protected].

All our office-based roles are currently working from home as part of our Smarter Working plans and to support the health and safety of all our colleagues. We anticipate that working remotely will be a key feature of this role and when offices re-open your office base will be the Professional Development Centre, Norwich.

Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

To view further information regarding the vacancy please click on the links below:

70027 CHJE Job Description and Person Specification 09-21.docx

Reward and Benefits

Recruitment Information for Candidates – Norfolk County Council

Please quote job reference: 70027 CHJE

Redeployment closing date: 7 September 2021

All other applicants closing date: 16 September 2021

Provisional Interview date: Friday 24 September, interviews will take place via Teams.