Virtual School Education Support Advisor

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 You will be joining us as part of an exciting period of change and development as our service is growing into a new structure and roles. Key areas of responsibility are:

• 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
Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. As such, applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application., Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:
• A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
• An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
• A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
• A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
• A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.