Elective Home Education Officer

Job Introduction

About Us

The County Attendance Team has a commitment to ensure that all Oxfordshire's school-aged children receive their full educational entitlement promoting inclusion and access to education for all. We want Oxfordshire's children and young people to grow, learn, develop, and achieve their very best. The County Attendance Team are committed to working collaboratively with all Schools/partners/agencies to achieve the best outcome for children and young people.

About the Role
We are seeking to recruit 2 full-time Elective Home Education Officers on a permanent basis to work as part of an established team across Oxfordshire.
The role will mean carrying out Statutory Duties as part of Local and National Policies.

About you
You should be competent with IT systems, good interpersonal skills, an acute awareness of discretion and confidentiality, along with accuracy. The position demands passion, enthusiasm, accountability, and a commitment to delivering an outstanding service to children/families and schools across Oxfordshire. Please apply if you consider yourself to be:

Reflective, resilient, tenacious, and flexible

Committed to inclusion for all children and their families Committed to safeguarding children

Attentive listener

Motivated and reliable

Highly organised with good time management skills

Solution-focussed

Able to build sustainable, trusting, and influential relationships

A positive and collaborative team member

Excellent IT skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Having experience of working with schools and families

Committed to your own personal and professional development.

Rewards and Benefits

• Culture of flexible working
• Technology to support agile working where role permits.
• Up to 33 days holiday p.a. plus bank holidays. Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
• Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development
  Your office base may be subject to change as we are currently transitioning between temporary and permanent office locations due to the closure of County Hall. If this is applicable to you, you will be notified, but no reimbursement will apply in respect of travel.
  Our commitment to: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.
  
  Our commitment to: Guaranteed Interview Schemes
  As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.
  
  Our commitment to: Safeguarding
  Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.
  
  Our commitment to: Flexible Working
  We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kerry Saxton at kerry.saxton@oxfordshire.gov.uk