Address
Salary
About us and the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an adaptable and self-motivated person to join the Children Missing Education and Elective Home Education Team as a Home EducationCase Worker at Warwickshire County Council.
You will be responsible for a caseload of families that have chosen Home Education for their child/children. You will need to have a friendly and understanding approach as well as an open mind to what Home Education can look like for a child. You will be expected to work within the local authority’s processes around Home Education as well as interfacing with schools and internal/external agencies to ensure the best educational outcome for each child. Experience of working in an educational setting and/or social care would be advantageous but not essential.
Key requirements
- As this post is agile-working, you need to be self-motivated and solution focused although there is a good team to offer advice and support where needed.
- Good written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to communicate effectively and clearly to a range of people is essential.
- We are looking for someone with a flexible, can do attitude and with the ability to deal with high volumes of varied activities without being deterred.
This role will be on either an internal secondment until March 31st 2025, or a fixed term contract until March 31st 2025.
For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification.
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!
At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19%, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.
Additional Information
Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.
To discuss the role please contact Claire Mallett, clairemallett@warwickshire.gov.uk
Closing date: Midnight on 8th April 2024
Interview date: 17th April 2024
Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.
Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. See more
