Education Advisor, Grow, Achieve and Learn Consultant

TN United Kingdom; Reading; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a proactive Education Advisor to enhance the educational outcomes for children in foster care. This rewarding role involves building strong relationships with foster parents and social workers, ensuring access to necessary educational resources. The ideal candidate will have a teaching background and experience in the fostering sector, contributing to a supportive environment that values growth and achievement. Join a team where your efforts will make a significant impact on the lives of young people, and enjoy a competitive salary along with excellent benefits.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Career progression opportunities

Market related salary plus car allowance

Pension scheme

Private Health Insurance

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Desire to achieve best outcomes for children and foster carers.
• Experience in education or social care is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate partnership working with local education authorities.
• Provide guidance on Early Years learning and education resources.

Skills

Interpersonal communication skills

Team player

Experience in education/early years/youth setting

Experience in fostering sector

Teaching background

Valid driving license

Education

Teaching qualification

Tools

CHARMs electronic recording system

Job description

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Location:

Reading, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Education

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

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Posted:

24.04.2025

Expiry Date:

08.06.2025

Job Description:

If you’ve got excellent interpersonal communication skills and can build positive relationships with foster parents and children’s social workers, we can offer you a rewarding role. By the Bridge is looking for a dedicated, proactive and forward-thinking Education Advisor to join our team!

The post holder complements the work of By the Bridge foster parents to give our children and young people, aged 0 - 18, outstanding chances to excel.

The post includes: facilitating partnership working with the local education authority where foster parents experience obstacles in accessing appropriate education services/resources for their foster child; provision of the Get-a-Lifestyle programme; guidance on Early Years learning.

People are at the heart of everything that By the Bridge with Cambian is about. It is vital for our children, that our foster parents and staff are inspired and motivated by working for us.

We aim to create an environment where people feel valued and can grow, develop and achieve their goals. We work to ensure that By the Bridge with Cambian is a fun place to be, where people are treated fairly and rewarded well for the work that they do.

You will have:

• The desire to be a team player who wants to achieve best possible outcomes for all our children and foster carers
• Experience of working in an education/early years/youth setting advantageous
• Experience of working in the fostering sector and/or children/young people in social care
• Have a teaching background
• Have a valid driving license
• The right to work in the UK

In return we offer:

• Formal induction and training in our paperless electronic recording and management system (CHARMs)
• Competitive annual leave allowance of 30 days (Pro rata)
• Career progression opportunities
• Market related salary plus car allowance
• Pension scheme and access to employee assistance program
• Private Health Insurance
• You will also learn from some of the most dedicated and inspirational people in our profession.

Note:

Successful candidates will need to meet the person specification in order to be offered this post.

By The Bridge with Cambian is committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care.

All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.

By The Bridge with Cambian is an equal opportunities employer.