Education Welfare Officer

Role Responsibility

Our vision

Virtual School Kent supports children and young people in care to achieve and contribute positively to their communities now and in the future. We are a diverse and rapidly developing organisation who value our children’s voices in shaping our policies and services.

Your opportunity to:

• be part of a team who support our children and young people in care to achieve great things.
• be part of a virtual school where you can work creatively to help our children/young people overcome barriers in order to make good educational progress
• bring new ideas to reduce absence and suspensions
• work in a multi-agency way with partners who are working in the best interests of the child/young person

We are looking for a person who is:

• motivated, supportive and has inclusion at the heart of what they do.
• experienced in supporting children and young people in educational settings and can bring their knowledge/approaches to the Education Welfare Officer role, working at VSK
• able to work independently, out in settings and as part of a team
• understandings of safety being paramount for our children/young people
• flexible and adaptive to the different needs of our children and young people
• able to communicate well with young people and professionals
• adept at using spreadsheets, along with collecting and interpreting data

What’s in it for you?

• to work in a friendly environment with professionals who want to make a difference for our children and young people
• plenty of training opportunities and a very supportive team
• no week is the same at VSK, there is lots of variety!

For further details please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

This post is 37 hours a week, until 1^st April 2023, although this will be reviewed at the end of the financial year.  The post is for the West Kent area, so the work base will be at Worrall House in Kings Hill. However, some of the working week will be spent in different educational settings in West Kent (Maidstone, Ashford, Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge & Malling), so the ability to travel across the area in a timely and flexible manner is essential.

https://www.virtualschool.lea.kent.sch.uk/

KCC is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and diversity in employment.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

For further information about the role please contact Jennifer Kemp on 03000 415685

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.