Senior Education Welfare Officer – Southwark

New Opportunity: Senior Education Welfare Officer – Southwark 🚨 📍 Location: Southwark, London 🔄 Contract: Agency Worker Role 👥 Department: Children’s and Adults’ Services Are you passionate about education inclusion and making a real difference in young people’s lives? Southwark Council is looking for a Senior Education Welfare Officer to join their Family Early Help Service — a pivotal role that directly supports children, young people, and their families in accessing and remaining in education. 🔍 Key Responsibilities: Ensure children of compulsory school age attend and engage in education. Partner with schools, families, and young people to prevent exclusion and improve attendance. Lead on enforcement actions such as legal planning meetings, Education Supervision Orders, and court proceedings under the Education Act (1996). Support multi-agency plans and Team Around the Family interventions. Work with stakeholders to track and re-engage Children Missing Education (CME).💡 What You’ll Bring: Strong knowledge of attendance legislation, family engagement, and education welfare. Proven experience supporting multi-agency collaboration. Confidence in conducting investigations and presenting cases in court. A commitment to early intervention, education inclusion, and safeguarding.🛠 Make a meaningful impact by keeping Southwark’s children in education and building brighter futures