Defence Children Services (DCS) 2x SO3 Education Welfare Officers
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 18 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £29,580 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | A pension contribution of 28.97% based on the listed salary. |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 17 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | SN9 6BE |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Ministry of Defence |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 420175 |
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The Education Welfare Officer (UK+ Rest of world) works with the Welfare and Social Work Team Leader. The role act as an authorised officer to fulfil DCS’s statutory duties, responsibilities and powers for school attendance. The role provides general advice to schools, parents, Command and stakeholders regarding issues which impact children and young people’s ability and opportunities to access education. This role supports arrangements and leads on behalf of DCS for children experiencing attendance issues in line with DCS and MOD policy. The role provides support and challenge to school leaders in the development and delivery of procedures for monitoring attendance and mitigating barriers to attendance. The role contributes to multi-agency working, intervention plans to support the welfare of service children and families. The role works in partnership with service welfare teams and with agencies across defence responsible for the welfare and safeguarding of service children. The EWO(UK+ROW) role also holds responsibility for locating all service children and managing MOD responsibilities for ‘Children Missing from Education’(CME) and oversight of all service children who are deemed to be “At Risk” in education (reduced timetables, persistent absences etc). The EWO (UK+ROW) are pupil facing roles and provide direct intervention to children and families where school attendance is either currently affected or likely to be affected offering both a preventative and reactive package of support.
The post holder’s key responsibilities and main duties are:
To oversee the data management and DCS response for the identification and education of children in overseas locations (and manage DCS response to ‘Children Missing from Education’).
To deliver educational welfare service overseas - where DCS has identified responsibility.
To deliver intervention and support directly to children, young people and families to prevent school attendance or attainment issues or as part of the DCS staged response to School Attendance.
To develop and support DCS school and setting attendance strategies (including early intervention approaches)
To develop and coordinate systems and processes for overseas education welfare and school attendance
To support the provision of guidance and support to schools and settings
To support the provision of direct support to families and young people to mitigate risk to school attendance and educational opportunities.
To monitor and report on attendance data, trends and patterns
To represent DCS at strategic meetings regarding attendance and welfare with partner agencies within and beyond the MOD.
To ensure DCS processes and directives are consistent with policy and legislation
To work with DCS Overseas Education Supportability Team when a child or young person has been identified as part of the Assessment of Support Needs as having an Attendance related concern whilst currently in the UK.
To provide Subject Matter Expertise advice on Attendance in Education to DCS HQ teams, DCS schools and settings, Host Nation Schools and commands overseas.
Please note, candidates will be redirected to the Civil Service Jobs website where you will need to submit your application form. Please note the closing date above is incorrect and cannot be amended so please check the closing date on Civil Service Jobs and allow enough time to submit your application form.
Remote working within this role is something that can be discussed at interview stages or with your future line manager if you are found successful.
The post holder’s key responsibilities and main duties are:
To oversee the data management and DCS response for the identification and education of children in overseas locations (and manage DCS response to ‘Children Missing from Education’).
To deliver educational welfare service overseas - where DCS has identified responsibility.
To deliver intervention and support directly to children, young people and families to prevent school attendance or attainment issues or as part of the DCS staged response to School Attendance.
To develop and support DCS school and setting attendance strategies (including early intervention approaches)
To develop and coordinate systems and processes for overseas education welfare and school attendance
To support the provision of guidance and support to schools and settings
To support the provision of direct support to families and young people to mitigate risk to school attendance and educational opportunities.
To monitor and report on attendance data, trends and patterns
To represent DCS at strategic meetings regarding attendance and welfare with partner agencies within and beyond the MOD.
To ensure DCS processes and directives are consistent with policy and legislation
To work with DCS Overseas Education Supportability Team when a child or young person has been identified as part of the Assessment of Support Needs as having an Attendance related concern whilst currently in the UK.
To provide Subject Matter Expertise advice on Attendance in Education to DCS HQ teams, DCS schools and settings, Host Nation Schools and commands overseas.
Please note, candidates will be redirected to the Civil Service Jobs website where you will need to submit your application form. Please note the closing date above is incorrect and cannot be amended so please check the closing date on Civil Service Jobs and allow enough time to submit your application form.
Remote working within this role is something that can be discussed at interview stages or with your future line manager if you are found successful.