Gwynedd Council Hiring for Education Welfare Officer Job at Porthmadog, Wales , UK Full Time

Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this [Information Pack]

Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.

We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.

(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)

For further information about this post please contact Meinir Bolton on 01286 679 007

Interviews to be carried out, date to be confirmed.

Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH

Tel: 01286 679076

E-Mail: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru

CLOSING DATE: 10.00 AM, THURSDAY, 02.02.2023

The Council will request a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service for the successful candidate.

If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.

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• Collaborate with schools to monitor attendance in the schools in their area, and act appropriately following referrals.
• Prepare and implement various effective strategies to reduce absences.
• Prepare and submit cases to the Court when parents are prosecuted (Education Act 1996).
• Ensure that the procedure of issuing Fixed Penalty Notices is followed in line with national guidelines.
• Administrate Education Supervision Orders in accordance with the requirements of the Children Act 1989.
• Prepare reports on attendance and truancy every term in consultation with Schools for Governing Bodies.

• Act in accordance with the requirements of the All Wales Child Protection Guidelines.
• Represent the Education Authority on any relevant inter-agency committee, if relevant.
• Represent the Education Authority in strategy meetings to discuss individual cases, if relevant.
• Produce written report for inter-agency meetings or strategy meetings.
• Act as a contact point in relation to the field and offer guidance for the School.
• Conduct level 1 and 2 training within schools for teachers, teaching assistants and school governors.

• Provide evidence for schools and the Education Authority.

• Be involved with the preventative strategy in the field.
• Provide reports for the Governing Body.
• Ensure that pupils who are permanently excluded receive education within the national timeframe.

• Ensure compliance with the By-laws.
• Raise awareness of employers of the relevant by-laws.
• Prosecute employers found employing children contrary to the relevant by-laws.
• Process child employment applications.
• Visit employers occasionally to ensure that the work locations are suitable.
• Within specific guidelines conduct Risk Assessments for Year 10 work experience placements where appropriate

• Inform the Head of Schools Service about families wishing to provide home education for their children.
• At the request of the Head of Schools Service, visit homes to monitor situations.

• Be involved with the field in consultation with other agencies.
• Provide advice for schools, parents and pupils.
• Produce and introduce up-to-date resources to educate children, parents and schools.
• Contribute to several welfare promotion activities.

• Establish and maintain effective links with other agencies that operate in the welfare field, e.g. the Social Services Department, the Health Services, Police etc.
• Respond appropriately to requests from other agencies for information regarding pupils.

• To administrate the Fixed Penalty Notice process and ensure action in cases where penalties are unpaid.
• Provide advice to school managers in relation to enforcement issues.
• Keep appropriate, detailed and current case records, and statistical data as required.

• Act as a contact point for providing advice to the school.
• Act as a contact point for parents and pupils.

• Advice the Transportation Department when welfare aspects are a consideration.

• Visit the homes of pupils to identify a way of improving attendance percentages.
• Visit homes to discuss aspects of the pupil’s welfare that could be of concern to the school.
• Ensure a strong connection between the school and the home.

• Responsibility for self-development.
• Ensure compliance with workplace Health and Safety rules in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
• Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
• Responsibility for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds with the salary and responsibility level of the post.
• Respond to any other reasonable requests at the request of the Head of Education Service.
• Responsible for reporting any concern or doubt that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.