Team manager - Attendance and children out of school

Leading and supporting the decision making around penalty notices and prosecutions.
Ensuring the team are delivering the expected statutory responsibilities in DFE Working together to improve attendance guidance.
Management oversight of allocation, case work and closure with positive outcomes.
Connecting with multi-agency partners to ensure attendance is everyone's business and make education a protective factor.
Driving change around attendance for children and young people who are vulnerable.
Traded service oversight and support.
Cheshire East Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults across the Borough. As such, any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings that are 'not protected' as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013) relating to the non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to this job. You must therefore, disclose whether you have any previous convictions where prompted to do so within the application process.
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If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however please do not be discouraged from applying again.
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Exciting opportunity to lead the attendance and children out of school team, across Cheshire East
Leading a busy team to implement the local authority responsibilities for children out of school due to absence, elective home education or missing education.
Agile working between our office base in Delamere House in Crewe, home and Cheshire East schools
IT equipment to support agile working.
The postholder directly manages 5 vulnerable pupil leads across Cheshire East, who are managing key areas who support a team of over 20 people.