Assistant Education Access Officer

Grade G scp 23 £35,570 to scp 27 £39,481, essential car user allowance up to £963pa
Contract: permanent
Hours: 37 per week
Essential requirement: full driving licence, DBS
Essential qualification: A degree-level qualification in an education-related field or substantial experience in a similar role.
Interview date: 3 & 4 of November 2026
For further information about this role, contact: caroline.smith1@bolton.gov.uk

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The Role

Make a Difference. Change a Future.
Every child deserves access to education, regardless of the challenges they face.
We are seeking a passionate, resilient, and solution-focused Assistant Education Access Officer to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting some of Bolton's most vulnerable children and young people, helping them overcome barriers to education and achieve positive outcomes
Working closely with the Senior Education Access Officer, you will help ensure that children and young people who are unable to attend school due to exclusion, illness, social, emotional and mental health needs, or other circumstances, receive appropriate educational provision in line with statutory duties.
You will work collaboratively with schools, families, health professionals and other partner agencies to ensure children remain engaged in education and are supported to successfully reintegrate into mainstream settings wherever possible.
No two days are the same. One day you may be supporting a child to transitioning from Alternative Provision to mainstream school, and the next you could be advising schools on exclusion legislation or contributing to a multi-agency meeting to secure the best outcomes for a young person

About You

We're looking for someone who is passionate about inclusion and believes that every child deserves the opportunity to succeed.
You will have: a degree-level qualification in an education-related field or substantial experience in a similar role.
With extensive experience working with children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs you will have excellent knowledge of Section 19 duties, exclusions legislation and statutory guidance.
With a reflective and resilient approach, with a commitment to finding solutions, you will have the ability to negotiate, challenge appropriately and influence positive outcomes.
Join us and help ensure that every child in Bolton has the opportunity to learn, achieve and succeed.

About Us

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.

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Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Employment offers are conditional subject to satisfactory clearances. For roles where a criminal records check from the DBS is required, this includes satisfactory clearance of this check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of an individual’s offence/s. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. Bolton Council’s policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders is available here.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk