Elective Education Coordinator

Elective Home Education Coordinator – Achieving for Children
• Windsor, GB

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not‑for‑profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us.

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The Elective Home Education Coordinator will support children, families and schools in line with DfE guidance. The post provides a link coordinator for schools to help them support families who are considering elective home education.

• Ensure that all referrals are dealt with efficiently and effectively and the safety and welfare of the child is considered at all times
• Ensure that parents/carers are aware of their rights and responsibilities as home educators
• Be the main point of contact for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families, ensuring that they are given appropriate information
• Ensure practice and procedures are up to date with national developments and revise procedures in line with DFE guidance
• Consult and advise schools with guidance around elective home education
• Manage individual case files, ensuring all relevant information is up to date

• Offer guidance to all known home‑educating families in RBWM about their rights and obligations in relation to EHE
• Arrange and attend consultations with schools and families who may be considering EHE
• Build positive relationships with EHE and GRT families in RBWM
• Work collaboratively with partners and colleagues to ensure CYP registered as EHE receive an education and that all Year 11 CYP have a recorded onward destination
• Analyze RBWM Elective Home Education data to identify complex themes and trends and provide written reports where required
• Be proactive in identifying and advertising engagement activities for children and families who are EHE, ensuring information is shared and families are kept informed of key dates
• Where there is cause for concern and/or it is identified that CYP registered to EHE are not receiving a suitable education, work in collaboration with professionals and services to facilitate appropriate action

• Education and qualifications equivalent to 3 ‘A’ Levels or above; a relevant degree or further postgraduate qualification is desirable
• Knowledge of child development and how the home and school environment affects the child’s ability to benefit from education
• Sound knowledge of elective home education
• Experience working with families and children from a range of social and cultural backgrounds
• Experience working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
• Knowledge of the legislation relating to the European Convention on Human Rights, Article 2 of Protocol 1 and Education Act 1996, Section 7
• Knowledge of elective home education guidance for local authorities
• Safeguarding knowledge and familiarity with multi‑agency thresholds
• Knowledge of disability and special education needs
• Ability to assist schools and families in relation to EHE procedures
• Effective listening and communication skills, including written communication and use of IT
• Experience communicating and working with a wide range of people including those from statutory and voluntary agencies and senior managers
• Valid driving licence

• 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (or for term‑time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non‑working periods in your contract)
• Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start…