Education Adviser for Children in Care, Children Previously in Care and Children

Job introduction

This post involves working in partnership with schools, colleges, social workers, foster carers and other professionals to support, challenge, and champion the educational achievement of Children in care, Children Previously in Care and Children with a Social Worker, in order to raise the educational outcomes of these groups of children and close the attainment gap.

This post will involve oversight of case work for children in care between 4 and 18 years of age, as well as strategic oversight of children between the ages of 4 and 16.

We are looking for someone with experience of middle leadership in a secondary school, who has a proven track record of raising standards at KS4.

Interview date: Tuesday 17th December 2024.

For an informal discussion, please contact Sam Wilson,Virtual School Lead on: 

07787 697 696 or email at: sam.wilson@brighton-hove.gov.uk

About the role

We are looking for someone who has a proven track record of securing better educational outcomes for disadvantaged children and young people, who can work strategically to enhance partnerships with educational settings and promote practice that supports children’s engagement in education. The successful candidate will hold high aspirations for children and young people in care, in turn helping all agencies to do the same. A clear commitment to demonstrating a positive impact on the attainment and attendance patterns of this cohort of children and young people is a prerequisite for this post.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and upload a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.  Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.