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Joining the Education Quality Assurance, Intervention and Regulation Service (EQAIRS) will give you an opportunity to be part of an innovative team that makes a difference to the education and safeguarding of children in Norfolk. Working in our Service will give you the opportunity to influence and provide support and challenge so that Norfolk children and young people receive the very best from their education. Be part of our ambition to be the best.

We are pleased to be recruiting a Temporary Attendance Support Assistant. We are looking for a well organised individual who is efficient, personable and able to demonstrate excellent IT skills, with the ability to undertake routine financial procedures. You must have excellent communication skills, demonstrate good initiative, work collaboratively with other colleagues and can work under pressure and prioritise workloads.

If you are committed to delivering excellent support as part of a very busy team, then we would welcome your application.

The role will require the you role to work alongside colleagues from other teams within the EQAIR Service, including the NCC Finance department. You will also need to work alongside Norfolk schools and HM Courts & Tribunals Service to promote and support pupil attendance.

We are looking for a highly organised and experienced person who can drive improvement to our processes and procedures. You will need to work on their own initiative and make decisions whilst working in accordance with the legislative framework and local procedures.

You will be expected to understand what is meant by safeguarding vulnerable groups (children, young people and adults) and how to raise concerns.

For an informal discussion contact Katie Griffiths - Attendance and Entitlement Manager on 01603 303321 or email [email protected]

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses paid upfront (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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Closing date: 22 June 2023