Attendance Re-engagement Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 03 Mehefin 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £33,366.00 i £35,235.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £33366.00 - £35235.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 22 Mehefin 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Trowbridge, BA14 8JN |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | F0041-4926 |
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To support in the implementation of Working Together to Improve School Attendance. The role of the Attendance Re-engagement Officer is to establish strong relationships with children (with identified SEN support and emotionally based school avoidance), young people, parents, carers and schools to enable a thorough understanding of barriers to them achieving positive outcomes and, using appropriate intervention techniques and direct work, develop their resilience, strengthen family relationships and prevent the need for more intensive or specialist services and to improve their school attendance. The role is also to engage with children, young people and families using a holistic approach to include them in assessment, planning, goal setting and decision making. In addition, the role includes working with partner agencies and coordinating and driving a joint family-based approach. To complement the work of the Education Welfare Officers by working with families as the identified lead professional, supporting attendance at school through face to face work liaising with other professionals as appropriate. Working with children who have unauthorised absence or who are designated as persistent absentees to understand the reasons for absence and resolve the issues. To work as part of the Team Around the Child meetings to inform reasons for poor attendance and to work to resolve these. 1. Specific duties and responsibilities include: Be knowledgeable and skilled in identifying the early signs of abuse and neglect and following agreed local protocols for ensuring children and young people are protected from harm/risk of harm (e.g. report a child at risk of significant neglect to social care). Be the lead professional for a caseload of children with varying SEN needs; manage time effectively and maximise time spent on direct work delivering support as part of an attendance action plan. These cases will be at SEN Support level and the lead professional will have the CA09-1927 Attendance Re-engagement Officer March 2025 Page 5 of 11 knowledge and skills to engage with the child/family at these levels of need. Preparing an attendance action plan that addresses the barriers to attendance and supports re-engagement and clearly reflects the voice of the child and family. Acting as a single point of contact for the child and their family and school attendance team. Using a relationship-based model of practice, help the child and family to define the goals and desired outcomes that support attendance re-engagement and help them set the priority order for delivering them. Coordinating the attendance action plan, tracking and ensuring all contributors are effectively delivering on time. Specifically work with the family around school attendance issues, this will involve early morning work in the family home. Leading and facilitating Team Around the Child meetings; capturing agreed actions and ensuring the lead for each action is doing what they had committed to do (and on time). Capturing and recording relevant actions, events and decisions in accordance with case management principles. Working in partnership with parents to encourage independence and self-reliance and helping them to develop a consistent and positive approach to attendance. Supporting parents to provide an appropriate environment in which children and young people feel safe and which encourages the development of their self-esteem and resilience. Understanding the barriers to attendance from a childs perspective including where their SEND and low mental health & emotional wellbeing is impacting upon engagement. Understanding adult difficulties and the impact they have on children, tailoring support and delivering effective joint working accordingly. Work collaboratively with EWOs to support schools in development of the wider school attendance practice. Working directly with children providing appropriate and tailored support to address a range of developmental needs including emotionally based school avoidance. Act as the supervising officer for court ordered parenting orders and education supervision orders. May be required to transport children to school as determined to be in the childs best interests and as part of the clear attendance action plan to support self-sufficient re-engagement. Working within a legislative framework. Operating within relevant policy, legal, ethical and professional boundaries when working with children and families. Effectively delivering all statutory requirements. Following local practice standards and protocols. Supervision and continual development. Actively engaging in individual and group supervision and embed learning in practice. Maintaining up to date knowledge and skills as required by the role. Participating in appraisal and team meetings and contribute to individual and team development. CA09-1927 Attendance Re-engagement Officer March 2025 Page 6 of 11 Specific requirements for this post: Flexible Working There will be a requirement to work with children and families around school attendance issues, this will involve early morning work in the family home.