Senior Professional Practitioner Elective Home Education

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4 September 2019
Permanent
County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7QP
Children and Families
£31,371 - £35,934 per annum

Nottinghamshire County Council has an increasing number of electively home educated children i.e. children whose parents have chosen to take full responsibility for providing their children with an appropriate education. This is a new post that will work within the Fair Access Team to provide information to schools and parents about their legal rights and responsibilities linked to elective home education, to co-ordinate associate advisor visits to families who are providing elective home education, to help to ensure that families have access to relevant information and that children and young people are effectively safeguarded.

You will be primarily office based but will be also be required to work in partnership with other local authority teams and to visit schools. You will need to be able to work in a fast paced environment and manage a challenging and interesting workload.

Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.

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