Education, Employment and Training (EET) Support Officer - Children and Young People’s Services Newham Virtual School DivertEd team
£41,133 - £43,680 per annum
Two posts available:
1 Year Fixed Term / Secondment
6 month Secondment

Hope this finds you all well.

We are pleased to invite applications for the post of Education Training and Employment Support Worker in the DivertEd Team. There are two posts available – a one-year fixed term opportunity and a 6-month secondment.

About the Job
As a result of Department for Education investment to improve education outcomes for children with a social worker, we have expanded our small team of education specialists working in Newham Children’s Social Care to include ETE support workers. We work alongside social workers to support the children and young people’s inclusion and aspiration in education, training and employment.

The ETE Support Worker role involves individual casework and proactive participation with the part

IMPORTANT: If you are an LBN member of staff and applying for this role as a secondment you should note that secondments are subject to the agreement of your current employing service. Please ensure that you inform your line manager of your intention to apply for the post in the first instance.

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closing date: 20th July 2026

Shortlisting 24th July 2026 with interview to be held first week in September 2026

Additional Information

We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that’s all that matters to us.

The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role.

We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal information from any documents that you upload.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.