Education Support Officer

Kent County Council; West Malling; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Friendly environment

Training opportunities and induction

Job summary

Kent County Council's Virtual School Kent is recruiting an Education Support Officer to support Children in Care and secure better educational outcomes. The role involves managing PEPs, working with schools and multi-agency partners, and travelling across the West Kent area.

You will be self-motivated, highly organized and able to prioritise work, with a strong understanding of the education system and a commitment to inclusion, in a customer-facing role.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of the education system and a commitment to inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of Children and Young People in Care and ensure that Personal Education Plans (PEPs) are high quality, up to date and regularly reviewed.
• Collaborate with schools and partners across multi-agency teams to secure best outcomes for children and young people.
• Travel across the West Kent area to fulfil role requirements.

Job description

Do you have a passion for supporting Children in Care to achieve better educational outcomes?

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Education Support Officer to join our friendly, dynamic and supportive team at the Virtual School Kent, part of one of the largest councils in the country. We are looking for somebody to work with schools, stakeholders and young people mainly in the West Kent area.

You will manage a caseload of Children and Young People in Care and ensure that they all have high quality, up to date and regularly reviewed Personal Education Plans (PEPs).

To achieve this you will collaborate with schools and partners across multi-agency teams to ensure best outcomes for children and young people.

You will need to be self-motivated, highly organised with the ability to prioritise work and be flexible in order to meet the needs of the team. Excellent knowledge of the education system and a commitment to inclusion are essential to the role.

Employee Benefits

A friendly environment with professionals who want to make a difference.

Plenty of training opportunities and a comprehensive induction programme with the opportunity to shadow others and gain a thorough understanding of the role.

Your working week will be varied, with home-based and office-working, as well as in different educational settings. Therefore the ability to travel across the area in a timely and flexible manner is essential.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

About the Company

Work that works for you and us - let's talk flexibility!

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Location Worrall House, Kings Hill, West Malling , United Kingdom