The north London council will combine its existing educational welfare, school inclusion and education child protection teams under a new inclusion and safeguarding service.
A head of service will be appointed on an annual salary of around 50,000.
The successful applicant will have a brief to improve attendance in schools, reduce exclusion and safeguard children.
Jo Lyons, assistant director of schools and students, said: "Part of the inclusion agenda is to encourage schools to become more extended, and the new service will fit in well with that agenda."
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