Attendance, CME, and Licencing Administrator

Job title:

Attendance, CME, and Licencing Administrator

Company

Lewisham Council

Job description

Job Description:Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.IntroductionThis is an exciting opportunity that will support the Access, Inclusion and Participation Service, within the Children and Young People Directorate at Lewisham Council. The role will support the Councils’ obligations to ensure it fulfils its responsibilities in relation to School Attendance, Children Missing Education, Child Employment, Litigation and Safeguarding.What’s the role ?The role provides the opportunity to support local authority objectives to fulfil its safeguarding and statutory duties through the delivery of accurate and efficient administration and business support across the attendance service. The post holder will play a fundamental role in day-to-day operations and will serve as a central point of contact for internal and external stakeholders to ensure the delivery of a seamless service to schools.The successful candidate should have experience supporting the management and delivery of high-quality administration support to a service. They should be confident in acting as a point of contact for the department and be an example of professionalism and discretion with the ability to be adaptable, flexible and maintain a high level of confidentiality.Other key responsibilities would include to:

• Undertake day to day business support to ensure the effective running of the service, including ability to use a range of information and communication technology to create, process and share data and information with stakeholders.
• Accurately maintain a database of all pupils who are missing education, require performance or employment licensing or have school attendance concerns.
• Manage correspondence and public contact utilising the council’s management information system appropriately ensuring records are correctly stored and maintained.
• Provide support and facilitation for meetings including coordination, production and distribution of papers and taking and circulation of minutes.
• Support the litigation administrative process in accordance with agreed legal protocol, education law and legislation.

What’s in it for you ?Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

What we’re looking forWe are looking for a hardworking, enthusiastic person with a pro-active approach to work with knowledge and experience of:

• Legislation and guidance in relation to School Attendance, Children Missing Education and Child Employment.
• The available legal measures in enforcing School Attendance and the appropriate application of the measures.
• Significant experience in the use and application of a range of ICT platforms including word, excel, power point and ability to produce visual representations such as workflow diagrams.
• Proven track record of managing and maintaining data base or management information systems effectively.
• Working in an enforcement/investigation related discipline/Attendance Welfare.
• Experience of working in an enforcement/investigation related discipline.
• Experience of working with vulnerable children and families.

LocationThe job is primarily based in Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London, SE6 4RU, but we operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.Special conditions

• Interview date: Tuesday 10th December 2024 (times to be confirmed)

The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CV’s.– please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.For an informal discussion, please contact Emma Stubbington, Attendance Manager, 07877 465 987 orPlease click to view the Job Description and Person SpecificationSalary £33,780 – £34,779 per annum (Scale 5) Term Time Only plus 4 weeks.N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available atThe Council has a dedicated employment support service, , which offers Lewisham residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you want to join Lewisham Works, please email and an advisor will be in touch with youThe Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.Let’s stay connected, follow us on social media:

Expected salary

£33780 – 34779 per year

Location

Lewisham, South East London

Job date

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:18:27 GMT

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