Birmingham Virtual School Area Education Officer

Fixed Term Contract - 24 Months

Grade D - £45,091 – £51,356

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

This is a hybrid role, combining visits to school settings in the city and across the country, some home working with other days based at the Council House.

Birmingham Virtual School is seeking experienced and highly motivated individuals with training and qualifications in the teaching of children and young people aged 5-16 years to take on the leadership role of an Area Education Officer working directly to support schools with the education of children known to social care. The Officers will join a team of 7 existing officers to grow the service to support the developing work of the Families First Programme and the developing team around the school locality working in Birmingham.

This is a strategic and outward-facing role, responsible for promoting the educational outcomes for children with a social worker so that attendance, attainment, well-being and progress are held in high regard.

You will work closely with our young people , their families, school senior leaders, designated teachers, SENCOs, Designated Safeguarding leads, social care colleagues and other education professionals to ensure attainment gaps are closed and the potential of each of our young people is met or exceeded whilst their individual learning needs are met.

We are looking for someone who:

Has significant experience in teaching across a range of 5-16 settings
Understands the educational landscape and legislation for children in care, previously looked-after children and those known to social care
Has experience of delivering against strategic priorities and plans
Is confident in communicating complex information clearly to a wide range of audiences
Can evidence strong strategic planning, evaluation and reporting skills
Is highly organised, collaborative and able to work across professional boundaries

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact the Resourcing Team <Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk>

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

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Job Description and Person Specification - A9759 BSV Area Education Officer JDPS 1.pdf