West Berkshire Council Hiring for Principal Education Welfare Officer / Lead Officer in Education for Safeguarding Job at Newbury, England , UK Full Time

West Berkshire Education Service are seeking to appoint a high quality Principal Education Welfare Officer / Lead Officer in Education for Safeguarding.

We are looking for an outstanding candidate with:

• Extensive knowledge of safeguarding in schools
• An excellent understanding of Educational Welfare and attendance
• Management experience working with in a complex team structure
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• The ability to problem solve and work independently.

The successful candidate will be leading a group of high performing teams with in the Education Service including educational welfare, the medical tuition service and the ethnic minority and traveller achievement service. This is an opportunity to join the West Berkshire Education Service which is focused on making a real difference for children and young people across West Berkshire.

West Berkshire Council offer excellent employment benefits such as flexible working, access to a wide range of relevant training, local government pension scheme, family friendly policies, a range of local discounts and much more. You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement of 29 days per annum rising to a maximum of 34 days.

Interviews: Thursday 16th June 2022

Please contact Avril Allenby (Service Manager) on 01635 519044 for an informal chat about this role.

Equal Opportunities
The Council supports Equal Opportunity of employment, and positively encourages applications from people who fall within any of the nine protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

Please complete an online application form.

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This role requires the incumbent to have a car available at work to undertake his/her duties as they will be expected to undertake at least 1500 business miles per year. Essential Car User status attracts a lump sum allowance paid on a monthly basis as well as a free car parking space if he/she works at one of the Council’s corporate buildings.

This role has been identified as public facing in accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2017; the requirement to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English applies.

West Berkshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share these values. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. Successful candidates will be offered employment subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

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