Education Support Officer - SEND
| Posting date: | 18 February 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 March 2025 |
| Location: | nottingham, NG2 3NG |
| Company: | Nottingham City Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 4338 |
Summary
Contract Type: Fixed Term for 2 years
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £35,235 (Level one) rising to £37,938 (Level four) per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
The post-holder will work in conjunction with both Nottingham City Virtual Schools and the Nottingham City SEN Team to help ensure that the educational achievement of children in care with special educational needs is given the highest priority in schools, other educational institutions, early years settings and social care.
The purpose of the post is to:
- Contribute to raising the educational achievement and progress of Nottingham City’s children in care
- Monitor and track the educational achievement and experience of children in care in order to support schools, social workers and carers in planning and arranging interventions aimed at increasing attainment and improving educational outcomes.
- Provide training, advice and support to education practitioners, social workers and carers in order to improve the educational outcomes of children in care.
- Promote the aims and ethos of the Nottingham City Virtual School, with all children in care, education practitioners, carers, social workers and other agencies.
- Carry out casework in relation to children with special educational needs in accordance with the LA’s statutory responsibility including statutory assessments and Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP).
The ideal candidate will have:
A minimum a level 3 qualification in an area related to working with children and young people.
Knowledge and understanding of the requirements of schools, social care, carers, IROs and Virtual Schools in promoting the educational achievement of looked after children.
Familiarity with the range of interventions and practices that contribute to raising the educational achievement of looked after children and improves outcomes.
Detailed knowledge and understanding of the Local Authority’s statutory duties and other responsibilities for children with special educational needs.
Ability and skill to challenge, advice and support school staff, social care and carers in a professional and positive way to promote the educational achievement of looked after children.
Ability and skill in developing and delivering training that is effective and engaging
Experience of working in a school or other educational setting.
- A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
You can find the job description for this post here
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Kelley Bhagvanji, Virtual School Service Manager by email at kelley.bhagvanji@nottinghamcity.gov.uk .
Closing Date: 5th March 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: 17th March 2025
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