iWork Recruitment Limited Hiring for Virtual School Teacher Job at London, England Full Time

Contract to start 01-11-22 until 30-04-23 with a possible extension.

Job Purpose

The post holder will fulfil an important role within the Client and as part of the Kensington and Chelsea’s Virtual School Team will be responsible for ensuring that the council fulfils its statutory responsibilities to promote the educational attainment of children in public care. As part of the Virtual School Team the Virtual School Advisory Teacher will assist professionals in developing, promoting, and implementing strategies to improve the educational attainment of children who are in the care of the Local Authority. In particular they will provide support, advice and challenge to social workers, carers and school staff in order to identify barriers to children in care achieving in education and develop strategies to improve their educational attainment. The Virtual School Advisory Teacher will use a high level of technical knowledge in relation to all aspects of education, including Special Education Needs, exclusions, and behaviour management

Role Information/Duties:

Be responsible for a pupil caseload and ensuring the continued educational improvement of Kensington and Chelsea’s children in public care. This would include making arrangements for the monitoring and support of children in care and ensuring their needs are met and that the pupils follow an appropriate educational programme.

Assist social workers, school staff and carers to ensure that children in public care have an effective, up to date Personal Education Plans (PEPs) in line with statutory obligations. Provide high quality advice and information for social workers, carers and teachers involved in the compilation of such plans.

To manage the review process of PEPs and critically evaluate the effectiveness of their arrangements.

To monitor all Kensington and Chelsea’s children in public care who do not have access to an education placement. Devise and pursue plans in liaison with key professionals to ensure all such children gain access to education with minimum delay. Make contact with key personnel in Children’s Services and schools in order support and challenge professionals and overcome situations where children are not receiving appropriate education for unnecessary periods of time.

Gather qualitative and quantitative information and data on all schools and educational placements attended by Kensington and Chelsea’s children in public care and record this on appropriate databases.

Assist the Virtual School Head with training to professionals, including carers, teachers and social services staff and to develop effective working relationships with all professionals. Assist the manager with the organisation and administration of events such as training sessions, enrichment activities and celebration events

Implement and monitor with the Virtual School Head a strategy to oversee school attendance levels of children in public care to allow prompt action to be taken should any young person miss significant amounts of schooling.

Skills

Effective communicator
Effective report writing skills

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Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £19.51-£23.76 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Reference ID: 5216610-09-22