Targeting Support Officer

Duration: Initially 10 months
Hours: 35 hours a week
Rate: £24 umbrella an hour (£19 PAYE an hour)

Lewisham Council are looking for a Targeting Support Officer to join their Children's Service. This is a new role that has been created to implement the targeted termly support meetings with schools. As a Targeting Support Officer you will:

• Be responsible for the operational delivery of the targeted support meetings to all schools
• Improve attendance for individual pupil's and improve overall school attendance including reducing persistent absence and sever absence
• Think and act strategically, solve problems, make decisions to break down barriers that prevent or impact on the pupil being able to attend an educational setting
• Gather, analyse data including using statistical releases (DfE), Wonde, FFT, Studybugs and Synergy and present information to inform processes and procedures to improve attendance
• Promote and safeguard the wellbeing of pupils you come into contact with when visiting schools

Requirements

• Good working knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance
• Significant experience working in a child-centered way, ensuring that indicators of child abuse and/or neglect are identified
• Significant experience in school attendance data analysis and interpreting information to advise and guidance
• Experience of working in an enforcement/investigation related discipline
• Experience of working with vulnerable children and families
• Experience in the field of Education Attendance/Welfare