Peterborough Virtual School is looking for a highly motivated and innovative individual to join our aspirational team as an Education Advisor who can work collaboratively to influence, challenge, engender motivation and support a range of stakeholders to make a positive contribution to educational outcomes for children who are known to social care.
This vacancy will close to applications on 14 October 2024; however, applications are reviewed on a daily basis. This is a rolling advert and will therefore be closed once a successful candidate has been found.
The first round of interviews will take place in early September, so please get applications in quickly!
This is a great opportunity to join a successful team and to have a significant impact on the lives of young people across a wide range of settings.
About the Virtual School
All local authorities in England have a statutory duty to promote the educational outcomes of children in care and children previously in care. Additionally, the Virtual School has a non-statutory strategic leadership role for children who have or have had a social worker (Ever-CiN) and children living in kinship care (from September 2024).
To find out more about the Virtual School please visit our website: Peterborough Virtualhttps://learntogether.peterborough.gov.uk/peterborough-school-improvement/peterborough-virtual-school School
What will you be doing?
To maximise education outcomes for children who are known to social care, you will:
- Provide high quality support and challenge to schools, settings and other education providers in relation to children known to social care, to ensure school leadership, culture and curriculum design promotes high quality educational experiences and outcomes.
- Actively participate in approaches which specifically impact on provision for children who have or have had a social worker from 0-18 years, through child and/or school level targeted support. This will include delivering training.
- Work in partnership with the networks of professionals around children and schools including colleagues within the education and social care directorates, carers and partners beyond the local authority.
- Contribute to the City Council's effective delivery of its statutory and associated obligations in relation to care experienced children.
About You
The successful candidate must be passionate about and have experience of improving the educational experiences of vulnerable young people.
You will be a confident communicator who is outcomes driven.
You will have knowledge of key performance indicators and effective interventions relevant to children known to social care and the breadth of assessment systems within education. You will have the ability to form and maintain positive working relationships with a range of professionals.
Alongside this, knowledge of specific barriers and vulnerabilities faced by children known to social care and experience of inter-agency partnership work would be beneficial.
You will have up to date knowledge of the education system, recent experience of working in a school or virtual school and will be able to offer support and challenge to ensure that educational outcomes are maximised.
You will be familiar with legislation and national guidance relating to the education of children in care and children who have or have had a social worker. Knowledge of SEND and recent experience of delivering training and effectively supporting children in transition would be beneficial.
You will be efficient, organised and be able to work using your own initiative within a wider team.
This role is hybrid working - office and home working are supported in line with the needs of the service. Additionally, it is expected that there will be time spent visiting schools. You must therefore be able to travel independently, including to areas which may not be covered by public transport.
Applications are reviewed on a daily basis, so please do not delay the submission of your application. This is a rolling advert and will therefore be closed once a successful candidate has been found.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Peterborough and want our workforce to reflect this diversity. We believe this is beneficial for our employees, the organisation and the communities we serve.