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Job Information
Band 5
12 month fixed term
Full time
Employment Location: From January 2025 Virtual School, County Hall, Morpeth.
Northumberland County Council is recruiting for an enthusiastic, well-motivated Virtual School Education Mentor to join the Virtual School’s careers’ team. The role involves working with care experienced young people so that they fulfil their potential in education, employment and training.
Northumberland Virtual School has experienced and talented people who are passionate about ensuring disadvantaged children and young people enjoy an education which meets their individual needs. We work closely with partners to raise educational standards, promote inclusion and wellbeing, to improve the life chances and opportunities for our cared experienced children and young people.
The successful candidate will have experience and confidence in working with young people, leaders in schools, colleges, training providers, colleagues in children's social care to promote education, employment and training for cared experienced young people. The core role will be working with disadvantaged young people who have experienced adverse childhood experiences and trauma, identifying and overcoming barriers to EET (education, employment and training). This will include CV writing, interview preparation and completing job applications.
The successful candidate will have experience and confidence in working with young people, leaders in schools, colleges, training providers, colleagues in children's social care to promote education, employment and training for cared experienced young people. The core role will be working with disadvantaged young people who have experienced adverse childhood experiences and trauma, identifying and overcoming barriers to EET (education, employment and training). This will include CV writing, interview preparation and completing job applications.
Experience of working in an education, training or a social care setting with disadvantaged groups of young people (including UASC), removing barriers to attendance and engagement are essential. The role does include lone working with young people and transporting them to interviews when needed.
Please see the attached job description and person specification. For further information contact Andrea Johnson 07786 191100
Why choose us?
We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:
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 - 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, home working, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours
- Car leasing scheme
- A range of salary sacrifices
- Staff networks - run by staff, for staff.
Northumberland is world-renowned as a visitor destination and an ideal location to strike a perfect work/life balance. There is no better way of enjoying the picturesque scenery and stunning coastline than on an everyday basis!
Further information:
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 or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview, please also let the team know. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
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 or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview, please also let the team know. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
