Elective Home Education Coordinator

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Job Information

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us click here.

At Achieving for Children, our Windsor and Maidenhead Children’s Services are rated Good by Ofsted, and we’re proud of the impact our teams make every day. We’re committed to creating the conditions for success manageable caseloads, flexible working, and clear career pathways.

Join us as we continue to build on strong foundations and work towards becoming truly outstanding for our children, our families and our people.

The Elective Home Education Coordinator will work to support children, families and schools in line with DfE guidance. The post provides a link coordinator for schools to help them support families who are considering elective home education.

Achieving for Children continually reviews its structure and business practices in order to provide the best possible services for children, young people and their families, in the most effective and efficient way. As a result, the key tasks in any job profile may be varied.

The post holder will be responsible for the coordination of Elective Home Education across Windsor & Maidenhead. The post holder will be the main contact for families who are electively home educating their children.

The post holder will:

• Ensure that all referrals are dealt with efficiently and effectively and the safety and welfare of the child is considered at all times
• ensure that parents/carers are aware of their rights and responsibilities as home educators
• be the main point of contact for Gypsy Roma and Traveller families, ensuring that they are given appropriate information
• ensure practice and procedures are up to date with national developments and revise procedures in line with DFE guidance
• consult and advise schools with guidance around elective home education
• manage individual case files, ensuring all relevant information is up to date

Please note: The salary shown is Full time equivalent and will be pro-rated to Term Time Only.

About the role

To be an Elective Home Education Coordinator, you will be passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people as well as being able to:

• To offer guidance to all known home-educating families in RBWM about their rights and obligations in relation to EHE
• To arrange and attend consultations with schools and families in relation who may be considering EHE
• To build positive relationships with EHE and GRT families in RBWM
• To work collaboratively with partners and colleagues to ensure that CYP registered as EHE are in receipt of an education and that all Year 11 CYP have a recorded onward destination.
• To analyse RBWM Elective Home Education data to identify complex themes and trends and provide written reports where required
• To be proactive in identifying and advertising engagement activities for children and families who are EHE. Ensure that useful information is shared, and families are kept informed of key dates with regard to secondary transfer dates, exam dates and where test centres may be available to parents.
• Where there is cause for concern and/or it is identified that CYP registered to EHE are not receiving a suitable education, work in collaboration with professionals and services to facilitate appropriate

For an informal discussion about the role, contact Rosie Gossage via email on rosie.gossage@achievingforchildren.org.uk.

About you

We are looking for a successful candidate with the qualities below:

• Education and qualifications equivalent to 3 ‘A’ Levels or above. Relevant degree/further post graduate qualifications or equivalent would be desirable.
• Knowledge of child development, the influence of the home and school environment which affects the child’s ability to benefit from education
• Sound knowledge of elective home education
• Experience of working with families and children from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds
• Experience of working with Gypsy Roma and Traveller communities
• Knowledge of the legislation relating to : European Convention on Human Rights, Article 2 of Protocol 1 and Education Act 1996, Section 7.
• Knowledge of Elective Home Education; guidance for local authorities
• Safeguarding knowledge and familiarity with multi-agency thresholds
• Knowledge of Disability and Special Education Needs
• Ability to assist schools and families in relation to EHE procedures
• Effective listening and communication skills, including written communication and use of IT
• Experience of communicating and working with a wide range of people including those from statutory and voluntary agencies and senior managers
• Driving licence

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:

• 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (Or for term-time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract)
• Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
• Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
• Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of staff benefits and discounts
• An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children click here. For our social work offer click here. For our Recruitment Journey, click here.

Important Information

Start dates: Achieving for Children have set start dates meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.

Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.

Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.