Southampton City Council Hiring for Education Welfare Officer Job at Southampton, England Full Time

Supporting children, young people and their families to receive early help around pupil absence is crucial to educational success.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Education Welfare Service to work within the team fulfilling the statutory function and responsibilities in relation to school attendance. In order to safeguard the interests of all children, reduce educational neglect, focusing on both attendance and welfare, you will be working with young people, schools, parents/carers and any other relevant agencies involved with the family, auditing attendance and providing advice and guidance. There will also be an opportunity to develop a range of additional skills in the area of income generation, child performance, child employment and promoting and securing attendance within established education processes throughout the City.

We are looking for enthusiastic and reliable professionals who will have the opportunity to be part of this statutory yet creative and motivated service. It is essential that you are able to work independently and within a multi-disciplinary team and have excellent time management skills.

We are looking for enthusiastic and reliable professionals who will have the opportunity to be part of this statutory yet creative and motivated service. It is essential that you are able to work independently and within a multi-disciplinary team and have excellent time management skills.

Whilst continuing to support and promote improved attendance across the city, you will need to have a commitment and the necessary skills to ensure all children and young people are able to access the educational opportunities available to them.

• You will need a good knowledge of the legal framework in relation to school attendance/statutory guidance/regulations and knowledge of childcare legislation and working guidance, e.g. Children Act 1989 & 2004 & Working Together 2018, Keeping Children Safe In Education 2021 and a clear understanding of Child Protection procedures and processes.
• Be accountable for your own workload and arising issues.
• Be creative and able to cope with high workflow and managing several issues at once & have excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Enjoy working in a busy team atmosphere & be able to cope with competing demands and prioritise risk for children and families.
• Have excellent IT skills being able to use excel, word, outlook other IT data bases and go from one to the other with ease.
• Have excellent accurate written skills, able to write reports, statements for court and present evidence in a clear and concise way.
• Be familiar with the principles of restorative practice and keen to develop an awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences and the impact of trauma

We will offer:

• Regular quality supervision
• Accessible, responsive and supportive management at all levels
• Excellent training and development opportunities whatever your experience
• Strong leadership with a clear vision for the continued development of our service

– Paid leave – Flexible working arrangements

• Contractual car user allowance.

For further information about this role please view the job description.

If you feel you have the necessary background, experience and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you.

Contact details for informal discussion:

For further information and details regarding the position please contact Kerica Jane Hunt, Team Manager on 07796278473 or email Kerica.hunt@southampton.gov.uk

Additional information:

• This post requires an Enhanced/Standard DBS check.
• For any posts that require a DBS check, if you have lived outside the UK within the last 5 years, you will be required to provide a Certificate of Good Conduct or a police certificate from the country/countries you have resided in. Kindly note that this is at the expense of the candidate, as well as any costs involved for translating into English.
• Please note the salary quoted is based on full time hours (37 hours).
• There is one post full time (37 hours per week) and one post part time (18.5 hours per week)
• Please specify on your application form whether your preference for full time or part time hours.
• Please note all adverts close to applications at 23.55pm on the specified closing date
• It is usual for successful candidates to start at the bottom of the pay grade.

To be considered for this post please submit an online application through our website: https://www.southampton.gov.uk/jobs/ or click on the ‘Apply for this job’ button below.

The supporting statement section of the application form must be completed. Unless there are specific criteria questions for you to evidence against, you will need to detail how you meet the essential, and if applicable the desirable criteria for the role. A CV on its own will not be considered.

Recruitment contact details: recruitment@southampton.gov.uk

To apply for the position please select the ‘Apply for this job’ button at the bottom of the page.

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