Elective Home Education Access Officer

The Education Safeguarding Service wants to enable all children of compulsory school age in the district to access, attend and enjoy safe settings, and to ensure that the adults who work with them have the knowledge and skills to support them effectively. The aim of this team is to work collaboratively with Council teams and wider agencies to provide a coordinated approach to the well-being of children and young people, whilst continually striving for imaginative and forward thinking practice that will make a difference to the children of Bradford. We are looking to recruit two Elective Home Education Access Officers to join a team of officers who are responsible for Elective Home Education. We are looking for a Elective Home Education Access Officer to join our dedicated team in the Education Safeguarding Team. This role is an opportunity to make a real difference in our vibrant and diverse city. The main responsibilities of this role:

• To make a positive contribution to the prevention and early help offer, in particular through universal and targeted activities to increase take up of early education, statutory education as families arrive in Bradford and reduce the numbers of children missing education.
• To support, engage and advise families and schools around Elective Home Education.
• To make informal enquiries where children may be electively home educated and consider whether children are in receipt of a suitable full-time education.
• To respond to the needs and work in a multi-agency way to support children who are electively home educated and are not receiving suitable full-time education.