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Salary: £39,152 - £42,839
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About the vacancy
Vacancy ID: 2383
Organisation: Carmarthenshire County Council
Number of vacancies: 2
Contract type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Llanelli, Carmarthenshire
Grade: Grade I
Hourly Rate: £20.29 - £22.21
Contract Hours: 37
Key Responsibilities
* Support the Team Lead to ensure effective service delivery.
* Build strong relationships with families and learners to provide the necessary support and guidance.
* Work collaboratively with schools to address and overcome barriers to student attendance and engagement.
* Challenge schools on current attendance trends.
* Provide a range of training relevant to the role.
* Develop and implement strategies to improve school attendance rates.
Qualifications and Skills
* Proven experience in a similar role within education or social services.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
* Ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders.
* A solution focused, resilient and resourceful outlook.
* Commitment to improving educational outcomes for all students.
The Rewards
* Competitive salary.
* Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme.
* Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing additional annual leave.
* Access to staff health and wellbeing support.
* Personal development and career progression.
* Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme.
* Flexible working and family friendly policies.
Additional Information
We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.
We have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool.
Eligibility: You will be asked about your nationality and if you are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is to find out if you are eligible to apply for this vacancy. This is a requirement for working within the Council or partner organisations: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work. If you do not meet the eligibility criteria your application will not progress. If it becomes clear at a later stage in the process that you are not eligible to apply, your application may be withdrawn, or the offer retracted.
How to Apply
All applications for this vacancy must be made using our online application system. If you have an impairment which prevents you from applying online, please email: jobs@carmarthenshire.gov.uk or contact 01267 234567 and ask for 'Recruitment' to discuss alternative arrangements to support you in the process.
Please see the 'How we Recruit' guidance on the Careers Page for more information on the recruitment process.
An Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be requested for this job. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children or adults at risk.
Welsh language level - verbal: Level 3 - You will need a good level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level.
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