Job Description

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: EHE Officer
• Job Location: Shire Hall
• Salary: £33,143 - £36,363 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Fixed Term
• Duration: Two Years
• Closing Date: 13/09/2026
• Job Requisition Number: 14759
• This post is open to job share

An opportunity has arisen for three full time equivalent, fixed term for 2 years, Elective Home Education (EHE) Officers (open to full time and part time applicants) within the Wider Access to Education Service following the recent Education Directorate Review.

This role is central to Gloucestershire County Council's commitment to ensuring that all children and young people receive a suitable education and are safeguarded effectively. The postholder will undertake the Local Authority's statutory responsibilities relating to Elective Home Education (EHE) and Children Missing Education (CME), working directly with families, schools, colleagues and partner agencies to promote positive outcomes for children and young people.

This will be achieved by:

• Informing and advising parents, carers and professionals on elective home education, school access and children missing education processes.
• Nurturing positive relationships with families and partner agencies to ensure children receive an appropriate education and support when required.
• Championing the needs, rights and welfare of children and young people through a child-centred and restorative approach.
• Liaising with schools, admissions teams, social care, health and other professionals to secure positive educational outcomes.
• Undertaking enquiries and reviews regarding the suitability of education provided to home-educated children and following statutory processes where necessary.
• Safeguarding children by ensuring concerns are identified, reported and appropriately followed up in line with Gloucestershire safeguarding procedures.
• Improving educational access by supporting transitions into suitable school placements and helping families navigate admissions processes.
• Valuing partnership working and contributing effectively to multi-agency meetings, panels and professional discussions.
• Ensuring accurate case recording, effective caseload management and compliance with relevant legislation, policy and guidance.

Please refer to the job profile for more detail on these aspects and for the other parts of the role.

Please note:

This post is subject to enhanced DBS clearance and safeguarding references, as well as usual references. There may be occasional evening working. You will need to be a car owner/driver, with access to a vehicle within working hours, and hold a current full driving licence valid for driving in the UK due to the travel required across the county.

This is initially a two-year fixed contract position.

About you

To be successful, you will have experience of working with children, young people and families, together with an understanding of education, safeguarding and multi-agency working. You will be confident engaging with parents, schools and partner organisations, providing advice, support and appropriate challenge where required. You will be highly organised, able to manage competing priorities and maintain accurate records, and committed to improving outcomes for children and young people.

You will demonstrate a restorative, relational and trauma-informed approach and meet the knowledge, skills, qualifications and behaviours outlined within the job profile.

About us

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days Annual Leave (pro-rata for part-time staff), rising to 30.5 days at the end of five years continuous local government employment
• Option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Family-friendly employer offering benefits to support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive, positive and relational working environment with regular supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), providing free and confidential support 24 hours a day
• In-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Access to employee networks including Prism (LGBT+ Network), dNet (Disability and Mental Health Network) and the Young Employees Network

How to apply

If you feel you have the skills, experience and commitment required to make a positive difference for children and families across Gloucestershire, we would love to hear from you.

Please submit your application and personal statement by clicking the**'Apply Now'** button. You are welcome to submit a CV; however, please note that this will not form part of the shortlisting process as Gloucestershire County Council follows Safer Recruitment practices.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role prior to application, please contact Cilla James, EHE, CME, Legal Attendance and S19 Lead, by email at cilla.james@gloucestershire.gov.uk or Stacey Bayliss, Senior EHE Officer on stacey.bayliss@gloucestershire.gov.uk with a contact telephone number, and arrangements will be made for an informal conversation.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by email.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

EHE Officer - Job Profile

This Position is subject to a DBS check.

Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council's employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage.

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.