Penalty Notice Officer

Location

Hillingdon, Greater London | United Kingdom

Job description

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Hillingdon to assist with the appointment of a  Penalty Notice Officer , on a 4-month contract , likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay : £16.29 per hour PAYE

Summary:

The Penalty Notice Officer postholder is responsible for ensuring that the preparation of legal cases is clearly evidenced and that pursuing legal proceedings is an efficient use of the councils resources.

The role requires partnership working across the local authority, schools, alternative provision providers and other relevant agencies assisting in their duties to fulfil statutory responsibilities to safeguard pupils and ensure regular attendance in school.

The officer will oversee and coordinate the legal and statutory processes for irregular attendance under S444 Education Act 1996, liaising with Legal Services about court cases for non-attendance, to issue penalty notices and co-ordinate truancy patrols.

Qualifications:

• GCSEs including Maths and English or NVQ level 3 in an appropriate field
• A recognised qualification in a related profession e.g.: Education, youth work, child and family development) or the commitment to undertaken and complete such training within 2 years of appointment 

Experience:

• Experience of paid work directly with families and children and young people experiencing social stress to achieve satisfactory outcomes
• Experience of working with schools, Academies, FE and HE providers, training providers and employers in support of young people's participation
• Experience of working in a timely manner to tight deadlines to achieve SMART objectives 
• Experience of responding to complex and confrontational situations in a calm and professional manner.
• Understanding of the issues for families that impact on school attendance.
• Knowledge of evidence-based strategies for improving attendance and punctuality.
• Delivering customer focused services which are tailored to the needs of individuals.
• Sound judgment with a positive respect for confidentiality and diversity.
• Proven ability to proactively develop effective working relationships with colleagues, partners and other stakeholders, understanding their needs and concerns.
• Experience of working with Legal Services to ensure successful prosecutions.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an basic DBS

Disclaimer : Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important : We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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£16.29 per hour