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Job Description
Education Welfare Officer – Grade SO2 (pro-rata). 36 hours per week Term Time only.
Reference Number: RES-002011
Salary: SO2 £38,934 - £40,755
Advert closing date: 18/06/2025
Department: People
Location: Civic Centre Site
Contract type: Permanent
Division: Education Welfare Team
Hours Per Week: 36
Contract End Date: Not specified
Interview Date: Not specified
Job Description
Education Welfare Officer – Grade SO2 (pro-rata). 36 hours per week Term Time only.
Enfield council is looking for an innovative, enthusiastic, and skilled individual to join our Education Welfare Service.
As an Education Welfare Officer, you will provide practical guidance to schools on attendance policy and the law, advice and support to children and their parents/carers on promoting good attendance and punctuality and where appropriate, make recommendations to other agencies enabling them to provide vulnerable families with a holistic package of support.
With experience of working as an Education Welfare Officer or similar role, the successful candidate will join a dedicated group of officers who are responsible for promoting equality of opportunity for all children to enable access to appropriate educational entitlement. It is essential that you have the skills and experience to work on your own initiative while managing a demanding workload, prioritising work, and adopting a flexible approach to changing and competing challenges.
The post holder must have a good understanding of the education system, especially in relation to school attendance.
The role requires the ability to travel across the borough carrying out home visits where necessary, visiting schools, and attending meetings.
Contact details :-
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Sharon Clarke on 020 8132 2713 for an informal discussion.
If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Andy Kingsbury, Recruitment & Onboarding Advisor on 0208 078 5976 or andy.kingsbury@enfield.gov.uk
We do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents. Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV.
We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.
Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:
* An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
* Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
* A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
* Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
* Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
* Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
* Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
* 1 month's paid sabbatical for registered Social Workers working in Children's Social Care.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.
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