Education Engagement Officer - Family Intervention Service

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, using a hybrid model; working from home and your contracted work base
• 28 days annual leave
• Permanent role for 37 hours per week, all year round, and with opportunities available countywide

Somerset’s Education Engagement Service works with Children, Families, Schools and support services to increase children’s attendance and engagement with education.

We’re working to improve the lives of Children in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:

• Holding a caseload of children and young people, and work within a dynamic and innovative team.
• Forging successful relationships with colleagues, school leaders and families alike.

Meeting with our school leaders to promote flexible strategies for improving attendance, and challenge where necessary.

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

• Are passionate about making sure children are accessing the education they are entitled to.
• Are resilient when it comes to challenging barriers to attendance.
• Can deliver to a high challenge/support model.
• Possess strong communication

Experience in an education setting or supporting children and families would be an advantage. You should also have an appreciation of the importance of education to secure the best possible outcomes for our young children.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

The salary range for this role is £27,711 - £31,067 per annum.

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Louise Hull Louise.hull@somerset.gov.uk or Kate Field Kate.field@somerset.gov.uk

Interviews will be held while the vacancy is still live, and initial interviews will take place on:

West (Bridgwater and Taunton) - 8^th May

East (Yeovil and Shepton Mallet) - 9^th May

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button - we can’t wait to hear from you.

Well, for a start, we’re a hugely ambitious council, committed to improving lives for the residents, communities and businesses of Somerset.

And that’s why we’re working so hard to build a sustainable organisation with a culture that rewards, values and recognises our staff, and gives everyone here the opportunity to grow and develop, personally and professionally.

This post requires a criminal background check (DBS) via the disclosure procedure.