Job Description

Job Introduction

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Job Introduction

Assistant Elective Home Education Officer

X 1 Full-time (35 hours p/w) - Fixed Term/Secondment up to 31/07/2026

SO1

Children and young people are at the heart of everything we do at the Borough of Royal Greenwich.


With this in mind, are you an experienced Educational Practitioner who is committed to championing the education of all children and young people? We are looking to offer a secondment opportunity and appoint an Assistant Elective Home Education Officer to work with the Elective Home Education Officer, within our Attendance Advisory Service.


You must be able to work effectively as part of a team with a clear focus on 'children and young people first'. An ability to work independently and with high levels of efficiency and self-organisation is essential.


With the support of the Elective Home Education Officer, Attendance Advisory Service Manager and team members from across our Inclusive Services - you will be an integral role in supporting and delivering the Elective Home Education Service in the Royal Borough of Greenwich (RBG).


If you are an enthusiastic, committed individual with excellent communication skills and passionate about making a positive difference to lives of children and young people in Royal Greenwich, then you are invited to apply. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and experiences to apply as we are keen for our workforce to be representative of the children and families we serve.

For an informal discussion please contact Sharon Pathak (Elective Home Education Officer) on 07805 746521 or Jillian O'Beirne (Attendance Advisory Service Manager) on 07921 28617

or

at

Jillian.O'Beirne

@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

This role requires a Standard DBS.

Diversity Statement:

Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close:

All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Early Advert Close:

Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

How Applications are Scored:

Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary:

Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values:

Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.

Salary

SO1 - 38,256 to 39,276

Job Reference

royalgreenwich/TP/1285/572

Contract Type

Secondments

Closing Date

13 February, 2026

Job Category

Children's services

Business Unit

Childrens' Services

Location

The Woolwich Centre, United Kingdom

Level of Disclosure and Barring Service, DBS, check required

Standard DBS *

Posted on

16 January, 2026