Description
The job itself
The Education Welfare Service is seeking to recruit an Exclusions and Reintegration Officer to meet the ongoing demands of the service.
We are looking for a committed and skilled professional with the ability and personal qualitites to build positive, supportive relationships with schools, pupils and their families. You will be confident in representing the service and working collaboratively with a range of partners.
Relevant qualifications and previous experience of working with children and families in a multi-agency setting are essential, along with the ability to manage sensitive and complex issues. A sound understanding of the Local Authorities roles in pupil exclusion and reintegration procedures, as outlined in the job desciption, is also required.
The role sits as part of The Educaiton Welfare Service and the successful applicant will be expected to advise schools, families and other agencies in line with the government's current statutory guidance on the use of suspensions and permanent exclusions. Attendance at governor panel exclusion hearings and Independent Review Panel hearings is also a core funtion of the role as is supporting the reintegration of permanently excluded pupils into new settings.