Education Welfare Officer – Family Support
Job Description
The EWO Family Support role is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced practitioner who is familiar with working within education or Children’s Social Care.
The ideal candidate must have experience in completing family assessments and put in place effective intervention measures. Good awareness of taking a systemic approach to working with families; educational risk factors that lead to exclusion or poor school attendance, and the statutory responsibilities of local authorities in responding to these.
Where case(s) proceed to Court, you will be required to carry out statutory investigations in relation to persistent non-attendance at school and prepare cases for prosecution either in the Magistrates or Family Court
If you are interested in the role and would like to find out more details please contact EWS Manager, Patrick Ackason, [email protected] ; 02079268626
Why Lambeth:-
- Fantastic, modern working environment in the award-winning Lambeth Town Hall and Civic Centre buildings
- Competitive Salaries
- Up to 35 days annual leave, dependent upon continuous service
- 5 Minutes from London Underground and excellent transport links into the centre of London
- Hybrid/Flexible working
- Cycle to Work Scheme (including City Bike Hire scheme)
- Attractive Local Government Pension Scheme
We are a Stonewall diversity champion; a Living Wage Employer and we guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. Please click here for a full list of our accreditations.
Successful candidates will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information about the DBS can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs
In addition, you will also be required to undertake a Cifas check from the Fraud Prevention organisation. Further information can be found here Cifas
Interested, click on the apply button and complete an on-line application and upload your supporting statement, using the Cover Letter link, explicitly evidencing how you meet the shortlist criteria marked with an ‘A’. Please also upload your CV.
You must upload a Supporting Statement and CV for your application to be considered.
We actively support applications from Lambeth Care Leavers.
This job vacancy may close earlier than the advertised date if there is high response to the advert.
Job Description And Person Specification
Closing Date: Sunday 26th January 2025 at 23:55pm
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