This permanent post sits in Bradford Council's Education Safeguarding Service and joins a team responsible for elective home education. The work centres on meeting the local authority's statutory duties for children educated at home, judging safeguarding risk for children without suitable education, and challenging schools and other agencies where practice falls short. The team focuses on vulnerable groups, including children with a social worker, those at risk of exclusion and children out of school. The role is 37 hours a week.
What the job involves
- Lead delivery of the local authority's statutory duties for elective home education
- Analyse and prioritise safeguarding risks for children not receiving suitable education or without a suitable placement
- Act autonomously on identified safeguarding risks
- Implement elective home education processes that challenge schools and other agencies on their statutory duties
- Respond to practice below the standards and policies set by the DfE and the Local Safeguarding Children Board
- Give particular focus to children with a social worker, at risk of exclusion, not in school, or involved with Early Help or the Youth Justice Service
- Work with the team to deliver education safeguarding functions
What’s offered
- RESPECT Allyship Programme, open to all staff, with learning on diverse communities and added resources
- Employee offer details set out in a separate council document
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Senior Elective Home Education Officers employer: Bradford Council
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