Job Description

You will act as the enforcement lead in the Locality, assessing and actioning requests for Education Penalty Notices for poor school attendance and unauthorised holidays taken during term time.

You will be required to independently assess and make decisions on the appropriateness of requests made to Nottinghamshire for Education Penalty Notices, taking into account evidence provided and mitigating circumstances.

You will be required to act as a liaison with schools in relation to Education Penalty Notice requests and where required provide robust scrutiny and challenge to ensure that the evidence threshold has been met for a fine to be issued or to promote consideration of alternative interventions where this is more appropriate.

You will hold a professional qualification equivalent to an NVQ level 4 or above in a relevant subject (for example education welfare or criminology) or, as an alternative, to be or have been a warranted police. They will be knowledgeable of attendance law and of education welfare policy and procedures and have experience or working with children, young people and families.

For further information please contact denis.mccarthy@nottscc.gov.uk

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Competency Framework

Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.

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