Access to Education Support Officer

at  Kirklees Council

WE ADOPT A ‘NAME BLIND’ APPROACH TO SHORTLISTING. RECRUITING MANAGERS WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING YOUR NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS, UNTIL A SHORTLISTING DECISION HAS BEEN MADE - PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ALSO INCLUDES ANY CV UPLOADED. EQUALITY MONITORING INFORMATION IS NOT ACCESSIBLE BY RECRUITING MANAGERS AT ANY STAGE.

Organisation 1
Kirklees
Directorate 1
Children & Families
Service Area 1
Learning & Early Support
Hours 1
37
Number of Jobs 1
1
Location(s) 1
Working from home & Civic Centre 1, Huddersfield
Position type 1
Permanent
Grade 1
Grade 7
Salary
£27,334 - £28,770
1

To apply for this job, you must meet all of the following criteria:

• Be an employee of Kirklees Council.
• Be employed by Kirklees for the duration of the recruitment process – up to and including the start date.
• Have successfully completed your probationary period.

(Please note that if you work for an Academy, you are not an employee of the Council.)
Your employment status will be checked, if you do not meet the above requirements your application will be rejected.
The role of Support Officer sits within the Access to Education Service (previously Education Safeguarding).
The Access to Education Service consists of two teams whose functions include;
Children and Families Team: Children Missing Education, Elective Home Education, Attendance.
Schools and Settings Team: Legal Intervention, Child Employment & Licensing, School Safeguarding.
Both teams are committed to providing a child focused service that champions children’s rights to an education.
You will initially sit within the Schools and Setting Team, but you may be asked to work across the two teams.
The role is fast paced, and varied and you will support the Service in its statutory and traded responsibilities for many of our areas of work (see Job Focus: Schools and Setting Team).
The service is newly formed, which means this is an ideal opportunity for someone who can work within an environment of change and contribute to new ways of working.
If you would like to ask any further questions, please contact: Maggie Featherstone.
Maggie Featherstone is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Closing date
01 May 2024, 11:55 PM