What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fair Access Link Officer position at Cheshire East Council?
At Cheshire East we’re offering an opportunity for someone to help transform lives and to play a defining role in the next chapter for children and families in Cheshire East as we build something special, to last.
We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent full-time Fair Access Link Officer, based at Delamere House in Crewe. The role will be to work with children, parents, schools and other agencies in line with the School Admissions Code 2021 and Fair Access Protocol Guidance August 2021.
About the Role
This role will ensure that unplaced and vulnerable children and those having difficulty securing a school place in year, are allocated a school place as quickly as possible through facilitating the effective working of the Cheshire East Fair Access Protocol. The FALO is also required to assist the Education Access Support Officer (EASO) to support bespoke online education provision for pupils who have been permanently excluded and do not have a full-time place at a registered alternative provision.
We are looking for a passionate and committed professional who believes in the power of relationships to create lasting change for children and families.
You will be motivated by working alongside families, schools, partners and professionals to help remove barriers to education and achieve positive outcomes for some of our most vulnerable children and young people. You will play a key role in ensuring pupils can access suitable education provision, supporting their engagement in learning and helping them to reach their full potential.
In this role you will:
- Have oversight and gatekeep all FAP referrals made by schools in line with the CE FAP protocol. Liaise with the Admissions team. Obtain all relevant information about the pupil from the previous school and parents, to present at the FAP panels. Set up primary FAP panels as and when required.
- Organise Fair Access Panels and FAP monitoring meetings for the forthcoming year. Work with the business support officer to ensure relevant correspondence is issued in a timely manner i.e. FAP agendas, referral information, updated ranking tables, decision letters to parents and meeting minutes.
- Create and maintain secure administrative processes to ensure sensitive and confidential pupil information is protected and Fair Access panel
How to apply
We’re delighted that you’re considering applying for this role!
As an equal opportunities’ employer, we warmly welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us better reflect and serve our local communities, and together, we can build something truly special.
To join our team, simply click ‘Apply for this job’ at the bottom of the page. If you’d prefer an informal chat first or have any questions about the role, feel free to reach out to Anne Vaughan Griffith at Anne.Vaughan-Griffith@cheshireeast.gov.uk, they will be happy to hear from you! Please remember to include the job reference so we know which role you are interested in.
Once you’ve applied for the position, please keep an eye on your email inbox (including your junk and spam folders), as we’ll send any correspondence there to stay in touch with updates about your application.
If you haven’t heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, it likely means we weren’t able to move forward with your application at this time but please don’t let this discourage you as your interest means a lot to us, and we’d truly love to hear from you again in the future!
We wish you all the best in your application and if you run into any technical issues, our friendly team are here to help at: sourcingteam@ecwip.co.uk.
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.