Elective Home Education Officer - Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom - Staffordshire County Council

Staffordshire County Council
Staffordshire County Council
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Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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An opportunity has arisen to join the Elective Home Education (EHE) team on a fixed term contract until August 2024.

Main Responsibilities


EHE Team provides the following services:

  • Support to parents in providing suitable education for their children
  • A statutory function of the local authority in identifying children without a suitable education
  • Information, advice and guidance to other agencies on EHE
  • We are seeking an individual who has NVQ 3 in respect of working with children and their families or equivalent.
  • You will report to the EHE Lead and will hold responsibility for a number of children.
  • You will be responsible for ensuring parents are providing a suitable education for their children, and offering support information, advice and guidance were appropriate.
  • You will work with families in the NewcastleunderLyme and Staffordshire Moorlands districts.
  • It is essential that you have experience of enabling parents and children to take full advantage of the educational opportunities available.
  • Experience of working with parents and children in an education setting is also desirable in this role.


This post forms part of the inclusion services team, if you have the skills, knowledge and experience to work in a busy team and a commitment to supporting children and young people to achieve their full potential, then this is an opportunity for you to join a service with a clear focus on achieving positive outcomes for children and young people.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:


Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation.

Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together.

This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people.

We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.


Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do.

We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits.


Our recruitment process:


As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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