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Two Education Welfare Officer posts has become available within the Education Welfare Service.

1x permanent

1x fixed term for 12 months.

The Education Welfare Service is a statutory service that offers a quality provision to children, their families, and schools. The service aims to enable children and young people to benefit from the educational opportunities available. This can be through supporting families to resolve any problems of non-attendance or increasing education from reduced timetables to accessing opportunities full-time.

This is an exciting time to become part of the EWS team, due to the implementation of new legislation and priorities.

This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment by supporting schools with welfare concerns, as well as having their own professional curiosity and acting upon it appropriately.

Candidates must also possess a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle.

For informal discussion, please contact Hayley Hewitt, Senior Education Welfare Officer, 01744 673356

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Championing Attendance, Empowering Futures – Join Us as an Education Welfare Officer!"

We are seeking a committed and proactive Education Welfare Officer to join our team. The successful candidate will work closely with schools, families, and external agencies to promote regular school attendance, safeguard children, and support pupils in overcoming barriers to learning.

Exciting opportunity to join the Education Welfare team to support working together to Improve School Attendance legislation and safeguarding

children in education, by working with schools, agencies, children, and their families.

Full Job Description & Person Specification Documents are included with this advert.

This is an Enhanced Disclosure post

We reserve the right to close the advert early, with sufficient applications. Apply early to avoid disappointment.

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