Elective Home Education Officer
| Posting date: | 17 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,220 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 January 2026 |
| Location: | County Hall, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1ND |
| Company: | Oxfordshire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | OCC/TP/6885/1647 |
Summary
About Us
Workingtogetherto help Children, young people, and families to thrive.
Join Oxfordshire County Council on an exciting journey towards Delivering the FutureTogether, ourambitioustransformation programme which will enable us to be an employer, partner, and place shaper of choice.We’re seeking the right people who can help us get there while embracing our value of ‘daring to do it differently’, as we continue to strive to do better.
In our Children, Education, & Families Directorate, we do our very best to help children, young people, and families to thrive. We know the importance of building relationships, empowering people, and building on strengths and this is reflected in our restorative, relational practice approach.
We’ve been consistently rated as “good” by Ofsted, but we are not content with that; we areambitiousand want to do even better!Oxfordshire County Council is a financially stable local authority which iscommittedto investing in Children, Education, and Families, to ensure that we have the resources we need to make a real difference to the families we work with.
About the Role
- This is a part-time role, 22.2 hours per week term time only.
- Interviews will be held at County Hall on Monday 12th January
We are looking for a dedicated Elective Home Education Officer to join our team to work with families, children and young people and our partner agencies in education, health and local communities.
In this role, you will manage a caseload aligned with your experience and capabilities and work as part of a small team of home education officers to ensure all children are in receipt of education provision.
If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you!
About you
We would like to hear from you if you are…
- Kind and caring, with an understanding of and respect for individuals’ qualities, abilities, and diverse backgrounds.
- Advocating forequality and integrityin all you do.
- Always learning, with a passion to grow and develop your skills.
- Willing totake responsibilityand contribute to the delivery of Oxfordshire County Council’s vision.
- Drivento do it differently to embark on a journey of continuous improvement
- Relevant experience of working with children and/or young people and/or families.
- Ability to case-hold and manage your time to meet the Local Authorities statutory duties regarding Elective Home Education
Please refer to the job description attached below for a full list of selection criteria.
Rewards and benefits
- A comprehensive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeingsupport24 x7.
- Range of family friendly policies.
- Childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, electric car scheme, range of staff discounts including travel, holidays, insurance, food, health & leisure activities.
- Excellent learning and development opportunities.
Ourcommitmentto:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce.Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peersupport, education and safe spaces for all.
Ourcommitmentto:
Guaranteed Interview Schemes
As a DisabilityConfidentemployer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships.We are alsocommittedto helping andsupportingthose transitioning from HM ArmedForcesto civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.
Ourcommitmentto:
Safeguarding
Oxfordshire County Council arecommittedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers tosharethiscommitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.
Ourcommitmentto:
Flexible Working
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, jobsharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.
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If you encounter any issues with the application system, please contact: Dawn Softley (Education Inclusion Manager)
dawn.softley@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme