Education Advocate – Post 16

Job Description

Job title: Education Advocate – Post 16

Company: Bristol City Council

Job description: The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Job details Job reference VAC004976 Date posted 10/01/2024 Application closing date 28/01/2024 Location City Hall College Green City Centre Bristol BS1 5TR Salary BG10: £33,024 – £36,648 pro-rata Package Blank Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Social Care Attachments

Education Advocate – Post 16 Job description

Full Time, Fixed Term for 12 months working term time only + 5 days.

Achieving the best outcomes for children in care.

The HOPE, Bristol’s Virtual School for children in care, work alongside young people, carers, education settings and local authority teams to promote the best educational outcomes for children in care. We are seeking to appoint an education advocate for young people in Post 16 education to join our experienced team and enhance capacity to ensure children in care have high quality education plans and suitable provision.

What does the role involve?

The Virtual School is not a physical setting and does not deliver education provision but works with existing settings, carers and social workers to ensure the best outcomes for children in care. The advocate plays a key role in ensuring every child in care has a high-quality personal education plan (PEP), updated every term, and access to suitable provision. Post 16 education advocates also work to ensure that those children and young people not in education employment and training (NEET) are supported to engage with routes back in to education and training.

The role of the advocate involves liaising directly with children, young people, carers and other local authority teams to offer support, advice and guidance and ensure a child in care’s education remains a top priority. Advocates need to be highly-organised and use data for their allocated young people to effectively prioritise their workload and ensure education plans are consistently updated. In addition to personal education plan (PEP) meetings, advocates will be required to attend multi-agency meetings, monitor PEP quality and assist with the strategic development of the Post 16 Pupil Premium plan.

We are seeking someone with strong knowledge and experience of the education sector and a track record of working with children that have experienced adversity to improve their educational outcomes. You will join an experienced team and have the opportunity to contribute to the future of the Virtual School and the best educational outcomes for children in care.

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

For permanent Bristol City Council employees, this post will be a secondment.

For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract with Bristol City Council, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to.

If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact the Virtual School Headteacher – James Gregory

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

Job title Education Advocate – Post 16 Job reference VAC004976 Date posted 10/01/2024 Application closing date 28/01/2024 Location City Hall College Green City Centre Bristol BS1 5TR Salary BG10: £33,024 – £36,648 pro-rata Package Blank Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Social Care Attachments Job description

Full Time, Fixed Term for 12 months working term time only + 5 days.

Achieving the best outcomes for children in care.

The HOPE, Bristol’s Virtual School for children in care, work alongside young people, carers, education settings and local authority teams to promote the best educational outcomes for children in care. We are seeking to appoint an education advocate for young people in Post 16 education to join our experienced team and enhance capacity to ensure children in care have high quality education plans and suitable provision.

What does the role involve?

The Virtual School is not a physical setting and does not deliver education provision but works with existing settings, carers and social workers to ensure the best outcomes for children in care. The advocate plays a key role in ensuring every child in care has a high-quality personal education plan (PEP), updated every term, and access to suitable provision. Post 16 education advocates also work to ensure that those children and young people not in education employment and training (NEET) are supported to engage with routes back in to education and training.

The role of the advocate involves liaising directly with children, young people, carers and other local authority teams to offer support, advice and guidance and ensure a child in care’s education remains a top priority. Advocates need to be highly-organised and use data for their allocated young people to effectively prioritise their workload and ensure education plans are consistently updated. In addition to personal education plan (PEP) meetings, advocates will be required to attend multi-agency meetings, monitor PEP quality and assist with the strategic development of the Post 16 Pupil Premium plan.

We are seeking someone with strong knowledge and experience of the education sector and a track record of working with children that have experienced adversity to improve their educational outcomes. You will join an experienced team and have the opportunity to contribute to the future of the Virtual School and the best educational outcomes for children in care.

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

For permanent Bristol City Council employees, this post will be a secondment.

For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract with Bristol City Council, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to.

If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact the Virtual School Headteacher – James Gregory

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

Expected salary: £33024 – 36648 per year

Location: Bristol

Job date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 08:52:30 GMT

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