Lead Education Welfare Officer

4 days ago


Cramlington, United Kingdom Appcastenterprise Full time

**Further Information**
Northumberland County Council would like to recruit an enthusiastic, well
- motivated Lead Education Welfare Officer to improve pupil attendance and promote the welfare, development, and protection of children across Northumberland. The postholder will contributeto fulfilling the extended duty for Virtual School Headteachers to promote the education of children with a social worker.
Education Welfare is based within the Virtual school and work to ensure that the Local Authority's statutory duties and other responsibilities for safeguarding children in relation to school attendance, elective home education, children missing education, childemployment and performance licensing are carried out to the highest possible standard.
Work is undertaken on behalf of children in partnership with their parents, schools, alternative providers and other professionals to enable each pupil the maximum opportunity to benefit from their educational entitlement. Work is also undertaken at a wholeschool level to support schools in their policy and practice towards improving attendance.
You will be required to support the Senior Manager/Virtual School Headteacher and Principal Education Welfare Officer in the operation and development of the Education Welfare team.
You will be responsible for the supervision and line management of Education Welfare Officers in case work, appraisal and development through training and be responsible for own caseload with the core duties of an Education Welfare Officer
You should have a recognised professional degree or equivalent qualification in education/ social work/teaching.
Experience of working in an education or social care setting and knowledge of current legislation is essential.
Please see the attached job description and person specification. for further information contact Sarah Wintringham, Principal Education Welfare Officer on



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