ESMA Re-integration &Education Officer

Job NumberHCC26647LocationHemel HempsteadDirectorateChildren's ServicesSalary Range£26,835 progressing to £30,060paContract TypePermanentFull Time/Part TimeFull Time Job Title: ESMA Re-Integration Support Officer- (Education Support for Medical Absence)

Starting Salary: £26,835 progressing to £30,060paHours: 37 hours per week (Term Time Only)Location: Apsley, but also be working out in schools in St Albans, Dacorum, Watford and Three Rivers areas. Will be required to travel and a driving licence is required.Contract Type: 12 months fixed until January 2026Directorate: Children's Services

The Educational Support for Medical Absence (ESMA) Teaching Service is an educational teaching service for children who are unable to attend school for medical reasons. The Service sits within Access and Inclusion, part of the multi-disciplinary Integrated Services for Learning (ISL) service within Children’s Services.

Within the service, there is a vacancy for a Reintegration and Education Support Officer. This is a new role has been created to coordinate the educational support and reintegration of students who are being supported by the ESMA Teaching Service, in line with the ESMA countywide teaching agenda.

As part of Integrated Services for Learning (ISL) the post holder will work closely with schools, health professionals and other agencies to ensure children absent from school for medical reasons are provided with the best possible education and supported to return to school as soon as appropriate.

The post holder will coordinate and inform Planning and Review Meetings with families, school, and health. The aim of such meetings is to promote the learning and personal development of the students to whom they are assigned, enabling them to make best use of the educational opportunities available to support the reintegration plan, in line with medical recommendations.

Essential

• Knowledge and Experience of an educational setting
• Ability to organise and manage your time effectively.
• Ability to organise and lead meetings with a range of professionals and family to arrange support plan for the pupil.
• Understanding of keeping children safe in education legislation.

• Commitment to promoting equal opportunities and diversity.
• Excellent communication and technology (ICT) skills.
• Ability to prioritise work within a multi-professional team reflecting service priorities.
• Able to travel independently - current driving licence

Desirable:

• Previous pastoral work in an educational setting
• Knowledge of barriers that young people might face when reintegrating after absence from school.

The ESMA Teaching Service offers education to students in a variety of formats, including one-to-one and small group teaching, online and face-to-face. Most of the teaching, both face-to-face and online, is delivered from our teaching bases in Hemel Hempstead and Stevenage. The Reintegration and Education Support Officers will be based at one of these bases to enable discussions with the ESMA teacher who are delivering the teaching to the students, although there is the expectation that there will be a need to travel to assist students with reintegration to their schools and fulfil other requirements of the role. We are looking for an excellent communicator who also believes in the importance of pastoral care and support.

Interview Date: week commencing 2nd January 2025

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

SecondmentThis position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the secondment form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.

Disability ConfidentWe are proud to be a disability confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

SafeguardingThis role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving requiredYou’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English FluencyThe ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required).