Attendance Officer

2 weeks ago

Catford, United Kingdom CRA GROUP LIMITED Full time

5 months contract with A Local Authority_

**Job Summary**:

- To undertake in partnership with the local authority, schools, alternative provision providers and other relevant agencies assisting in their duties to fulfil statutory responsibilities to safeguard pupils and ensure regular attendance in school.
- To be responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups.
- To work closely with schools and alternative provision providers through a Service Level Agreement to provide support for children, young people & families through close multi-agency working.
- To investigate offences relating to poor or non-school attendance and where necessary, prepare prosecutions in relation to these offences and present cases at court.
- To undertake a role regarding the statutory local authority functions in relation to Children Missing Education including home visits.
- To act as the Lead Professional for cases with additional and complex needs regarding school attendance and social inclusion by way of early intervention, welfare referrals and pre-NEET support.

**Key Duties/Accountabilities**:

- To manage a Children Missing Education caseload, advising education providers of their statutory functions, challenging practices, and ensuring that the local authority responsibility is met.
- To instigate and conduct investigations in line with Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (CIPA) and Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE).
- To instigate and conduct investigations in line with Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (CIPA) and Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE).
- To visit children and families to investigate when the local authority has received a notification relating to them.

**Essential Experience Required**:

- Significant experience working in a child-centred way, ensuring that indicators of child abuse and/or neglect are identified and action taken in a timely and appropriate manner in line with corporate procedure and national best practice.
- Experience of working in an enforcement/investigation related discipline.
- Experience of compiling reports for a range of specified agencies or professionals and experience of recording clearly and accurately.
- Experience of maintaining and forming appropriate professional relationships and boundaries with children, young people and vulnerable adults.

**Additional information to note**:

- Enhanced DBS
- To have good word processing and ICT Skills, including compiling reports to be viewed by external partners.
- The closing date for this position is _**_12/02/24_**_._

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