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Job Information
The post is fixed term for 24 months.
Term time plus 10 days
Band 5
Based at County Hall in Morpeth.
Northumberland County Council is recruiting an enthusiastic and motivated Virtual School Education Mentor to join our multi-disciplinary ESLAC (Education Support for Looked After Children) team who supports the education of Cared for Children.
You will have an active role in the Virtual School contributing to raising aspirations and improving achievement for children in care. You will oversee and support a caseload of pupils who may have complex behavioural difficulties, SEND and/or attendance issues who live outside of Northumberland and attend other Local Authority and Independent schools.
Term time plus 10 days
Band 5
Based at County Hall in Morpeth.
Northumberland County Council is recruiting an enthusiastic and motivated Virtual School Education Mentor to join our multi-disciplinary ESLAC (Education Support for Looked After Children) team who supports the education of Cared for Children.
You will have an active role in the Virtual School contributing to raising aspirations and improving achievement for children in care. You will oversee and support a caseload of pupils who may have complex behavioural difficulties, SEND and/or attendance issues who live outside of Northumberland and attend other Local Authority and Independent schools.
You will play an active role in Care Teams for children in care who live in other Local Authorities, supporting Designated Teachers in schools and wider care teams to create stable learning environments, breaking down barriers, promoting inclusion and supporting pupils to do the best they can in education. Experience within Secondary education is essential for this post.
You will work in collaboration with schools and professionals to ensure pupils have a high quality Personal Education Plan (PEP) in place within statutory timescales and you will attend care team meetings as required. You will have an understanding of the factors which impact school non-attendance and disengagement from education.
This role may include direct work including delivering therapeutic interventions e.g. Thrive and travel outside of Northumberland as and when needed.
You will work in collaboration with schools and professionals to ensure pupils have a high quality Personal Education Plan (PEP) in place within statutory timescales and you will attend care team meetings as required. You will have an understanding of the factors which impact school non-attendance and disengagement from education.
This role may include direct work including delivering therapeutic interventions e.g. Thrive and travel outside of Northumberland as and when needed.
Please see the attached job description and person specification. For further information contact Nikki Batey on 07858687711.
We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:
- 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexi scheme (if applicable) - up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
- Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours
- A range of salary sacrifice schemes are available
- Staff networks - run by staff, for staff, providing opportunities for peer networking, mutual support, staff development e.g. Apprenticeship, Armed Forces, ASD, Enable (disability), LGBT+, Menopause, Mental Wellbeing, Racial Equality
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Alternative application format:
British Sign Language: northumberlandcc-cs.signvideo.net
For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930
British Sign Language: northumberlandcc-cs.signvideo.net
For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930
Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.
