Children Missing Education Officer

Children Missing Education Officer Ipswich, England

Suffolk County Council
Full Time Ipswich, England 10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description

  • Suffolk County Council, Ipswich IP1 2BX
  • £30,151 - £36,298 per annum (pro rata for part time)
  • 37 hours per week (flexible/part time hours will be considered)
  • Permanent

We are committed to flexible working, so please read the Job and Person Profile (docx) to find out about the types of flexible working available for this role.

We have an exciting post available, working within the Suffolk Family Focus Education Attendance Service as a Children Missing Education (CME) officer, based in Endeavour House, Ipswich.

You will:

  • enjoy working with children and families and have experience of working with schools
  • have an understanding of attendance and education issues will be an advantage
  • need to have knowledge of safeguarding and the ability to investigate and be curious
  • be working in an extremely busy environment with the need to be flexible with time management
  • have the ability to work alongside schools both maintained and Academies, as well as other agencies that will be involved with children and families.

You will need:

  • excellent oral and communication skills
  • to be able to work with partners across all agencies and departments.

You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (docx). If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don’t meet all the requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

Travel and workplace requirements

We positively encourage the use of technology to communicate, but on occasions, there may be a requirement for you to travel to locations away from your contractual base, using reasonable and suitable means available to you. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability to meet the travel requirements of this role, please speak with the contact detailed below

This role supports hybrid working, a broadly even balance between working from home and working from an office base. Please speak with the contact detailed below if you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements.

For more information

For an informal discussion, please contact Victoria Winter by calling (01473) 265722 or 07850 882297 or emailing [email protected]

Please read the Job and Person Profile (docx), before applying for this job opportunity. In your application, please ensure your statement indicates how you meet each of the criteria in the ‘Person Profile’ section of the JPP.

Closing date: 11.30pm, 11 April 2023

Interview dates: 27 and 28 April 2023

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We offer a fantastic, inclusive working environment including diverse and active staff networks, great flexible working options and many benefits, as well as the opportunity to improve the lives of Suffolk residents.



Benefits include:

  • Performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
  • The opportunity to join a large, diverse organisation, with career opportunities across our services
  • A supportive culture, underpinned by our WE ASPIRE values
  • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
  • Up to 28 days annual leave entitlement, plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
  • An occupational sick pay scheme
  • Learning and development opportunities, including a range of work-based apprenticeships
  • Flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
  • A range of staff networks centred around equality groups
  • Plus more


If you would like to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Working for Suffolk County Council pages (www.Suffolk.gov.uk/careers).

Children Missing Education Officer
Suffolk County Council

www.suffolk.gov.uk/careers
Ipswich, United Kingdom
Nicola Beach
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