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18/9/2008 15:21 |
| Job type : |
Contract/ temporary/freelance |
| Start date : |
ASAP |
| Salary : |
£ 24,645 - £26,441 |
| Location : |
Hounslow |
| Duration : |
TERM TIME ONLY |
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| Job reference 23430 |
The London Borough of Hounslow is seeking to recruit Education Welfare Officers to work in multi professional Area Teams within the Targeted and Locality Services Division. The position of Education Welfare Officer requires a high standard of interpersonal and communication skills.
The postholder will be required to motivate and support children and families to overcome barriers to engage and participate in education. The post requires an enthusiastic professional with good negotiation skills, capable of developing excellent partnership working with schools, other professionals and agencies. It will be a requirement of the work to be able to follow through legal sanctions including parental non-attendance prosecutions, fixed penalty notices and orders in relation to education matters, anti-social behaviour and youth crime.
The Hounslow council places a high priority on regular attendance at school and has Public Service Agreement targets focusing upon the delivery of improved rates of attendance. This is an opportunity to join a responsive and committed team working in partnership with colleagues in other agencies. This is a high profile area of work where there is both a national and local focus.
For an informal discussion of the post please contact EWS team managers Lesley Hole or Marcia Ponton on 020 8583 2770.
To apply online visit www.hounslow.gov.uk/jobs quoting reference number SSC/CSLL/103
Closing Date: Thursday 2nd October 2008.
Please print of JD and ES as further copies will be unavailable from the closing date
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