Vacancies

Elective Home Education Officer

Main Responsibility

You will be working with families in either the Staffordshire Moorlands, Tamworth, South Staffordshire or Lichfield district.

As an EHE Officer you will hold responsibility for a number of children and will:

• ensure parents are providing a suitable education for their children
• offer support, information, advice and guidance to families and professionals
• complete home visits and review educational reports
• develop, facilitate and organise family and professionals’ meetings, events and groups to ensure home education is delivered in line with statutory services and is both efficient and effective
• ensure EHE students are safeguarded inline with current legislation and guidance

The Ideal Candidate

 You will have:

• at least NVQ 3 or equivalent in respect of working with children and their families
• experience of enabling parents and children to take full advantage of the educational opportunities available
• experience of working with parents and children in an education setting
• knowledge and experience of child development
• knowledge and experience of child safeguarding processes and procedures
• “We’re happy to talk flexible working” 

Please state in your Supporting Statement in the application which of the four areas - Staffordshire Moorlands, Tamworth, South Staffordshire and Lichfield districts you would prefer to work in.

If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Neil Dutton (EHE Lead):

• Telephone - (01827) 782063
• Email - neil.dutton@staffordshire.gov.uk

 Shortlisting will take place on Monday 10/11/2025.

In person interviews will be held on Friday 14/11/2025.

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. 

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. 

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. 

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.