Job Description

Job Category: Education
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Elective Home Education Officer | 8783 | Secondment Opportunity / Fixed Term Contract - 12 Months (Maternity Cover) | 37 hours per week | 37,280 to 39,152 per annum | Grade I | Norfolk
Join Our Team
We are seeking a passionate and qualified teacher, ideally with a SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) qualification, to join our Services to Home Educators team. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of an innovative and supportive service that makes a real difference to home educating families and children across Norfolk.
About the Role
As a Home Education Officer, you will support the team in fulfilling Norfolk County Council's elective home education responsibilities. Your role will include:

• Conducting home visits to provide families with tailored information, advice, and guidance.
• Supporting families in meeting their child's educational needs, including any SEND requirements.

Who You'll Work With
You'll collaborate with a wide range of professionals including:

• Team officers and education colleagues
• Families and schools
• Partner agencies and other Local Authorities

Together, we work to ensure children receive a suitable and supportive education at home.
Safeguarding Commitment
All applicants must have a clear understanding of safeguarding vulnerable groups (children, young people, and adults) and know how to raise concerns appropriately.
Interview Date: 15 October 2025 (In Person)
For further information about this role, please contact: Ian Hart - EHE Team Manager, Services to Home Educators, 01603 303336 or ian.hart@norfolk.gov.uk
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependant on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:

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for Fire Service and Social Care Workers * Relocation expenses (where applicable)

• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions.
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our here.
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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.
Redeployment closing date: 24 September 2025 at 23:59
All other applicants closing date: 01 October 2025 at 23:59
About Us: We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.
We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.
We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.
We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.

Skills Required