Virtual School Education Advisor, Virtual School

birmingham.gov.uk; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is seeking a Virtual School Education Advisor to support children and young people known to a social worker, across Birmingham and out-of-area settings. The role is permanent, Grade C, and pays £36,581 - £45,529 pro rata.

Working 36.5 hours per week during term-time (39 weeks) plus 10 days, you will advocate for education and coordinate planning and interventions to improve engagement and attainment.

Qualifications

• Acts as an education advocate for a specific cohort of children and young people known to a social worker, residing both in and out of city.
• Works in partnership with agencies in Birmingham and other LAs to prioritise and support education and welfare of children and young people known to a social worker.
• Supports education settings to identify and implement interventions, such as trauma-informed and attachment-aware practice, to improve engagement and attainment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate effective education planning for children and young people known to a social worker, ensuring smooth transitions and addressing gaps in learning.
• Oversee termly Personal Education Plan processes for children in care to ensure focused targets and use of Pupil Premium Plus.
• Contribute to implementation, monitoring and review of plans such as EHCPs with multi-agency partners to meet needs.

Job description

Birmingham Virtual School Education Advisor

Permanent

Grade C: £36,581 - £45,529 pro rata

Working 36.5 hours per week

Term time only (39 weeks) + 10 days.

We are seeking to appoint a Virtual School Advisor for children and young people known to a social worker in Birmingham. The work does also cover out of area educational settings.

All about the role

• To act as an education advocate for a specific cohort of children and young people known to a social worker, residing both in and out of city.
• To work in partnership with relevant agencies in Birmingham and other LAs (where applicable) to prioritise and support the education and welfare of children and young people known to a social worker
• To actively support education settings to identify and implement appropriate interventions, such as trauma informed and attachment aware practice, to improve the engagement and attainment of children and young people.
• To coordinate effective education planning for children and young people known to a social worker, ensuring effective transitions, supporting education settings to maintain the progress they have made and address any gaps in learning
• For children and young people in care, to oversee and quality assure the termly Personal Education Plan process, to ensure the child or young person benefits from focused targets and use of Pupil Premium Plus;
• Where required, to contribute to the implementation, monitoring and review of other plans such as EHCPs with multi agency partners to meet the assessed needs of the young person in care or previously in care

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