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Education Welfare Officer

London Borough of Enfield

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Enfield (On-Site)

Permanent, Full time

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SO2 £37,443 - £39,264


Education Welfare Officer – Grade SO2 (pro-rata). 36 hours per week Term Time only.
The advertised salary is for full time work, 52 weeks per year. The position offered is 36 hours per week, 39 weeks per year and the actual salary is £32,494 to £34,075. 

Enfield council is looking for an innovative, enthusiastic, and skilled individual to join our Education Welfare Service.

As an Education Welfare Officer, you will provide practical guidance to schools on attendance policy and the law, advice and support to children and their parents/carers on promoting good attendance and punctuality and where appropriate, make recommendations to other agencies enabling them to provide vulnerable families with a holistic package of support.

With experience of working as an Education Welfare Officer or similar role, the successful candidate will join a dedicated group of officers who are responsible for promoting equality of opportunity for all children to enable access to appropriate educational entitlement.  It is essential that you have the skills and experience to work on your own initiative while managing a demanding workload, prioritising work, and adopting a flexible approach to changing and competing challenges.

The post holder must have a good understanding of the education system, especially in relation to school attendance.

The role requires the ability to travel across the borough carrying out home visits where necessary, visiting schools, and attending meetings.  

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Sharon Clarke on 020 8132 2713 for an informal discussion.  

If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Andrea Walkerdine at andrea.walkerdine@enfield.gov.uk or on 020 8132 1022. 

“This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment”.

Closing date 10/11/2024. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

We do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents.

Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
- A blend of remote and office based working for most roles. 
- Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods. 
- Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
- Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you.

If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.

Closing date: Sun 10/11/2024 at 12:24
Job reference: PEO-001594
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