Education Access Officer

Description:

The Education Access Team takes responsibility for arranging education for pupils out of school for exclusion, medical or other reasons. The Education Access Officers work closely with schools and other professionals to:

• Support alternatives to exclusion
• Support and challenge schools around statutory processes relating to exclusions and Fair Access admissions
• Support schools to educate pupils with medical conditions which impact on their attendance at school
• Ensure vulnerable pupils are admitted into new schools speedily through the local authorities Fair Access Protocol

You will have a professional background where you have line managed staff and taken a lead to develop initiatives / projects. You will take a leading role within the team for the development of policy and practice in a specific area of the team’s work.

Organisation

Cheshire West and Chester Council

Location

Winsford

Job Category

Education

Grade

CWAC NJC - Grade 10