Inclusion Advisor - Attendance
Location: Hounslow
Contract: 3 Months (Potential Extension)
Hours: 36 Hours per Week, Monday to Friday
Rate: £20.44 PAYE (£27.19 Umbrella)
Start: ASAP
About the Role
We are recruiting for an Inclusion Advisor - Attendance to join Hounslow's Education Inclusion & Participation Service. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in education attendance, inclusion, safeguarding, or family support to make a real difference in improving school attendance and outcomes for children and young people.
Key Responsibilities
- Support schools with monitoring and improving pupil attendance.
- Work with children, families, and schools to identify and address barriers to attendance.
- Undertake home visits to investigate non-attendance and promote safeguarding.
- Attend and contribute to multi-agency meetings including TAC, TAF, CIN, and Child Protection meetings.
- Signpost families to appropriate support services and interventions.
- Prepare evidence for penalty notices and legal proceedings in line with local authority procedures.
- Manage a caseload and ensure work is completed within agreed timescales.
About You
- Experience working within an attendance, education, inclusion, family support, youth support, or local authority setting.
- Knowledge of school attendance processes, safeguarding, and child protection legislation.
- Experience delivering interventions that improve attendance and engagement.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships with schools, families, and external agencies.
- The ability to manage competing priorities and work independently.
- Experience conducting home visits and working directly with children and families.
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