Virtual School Kent - Education Support Officer (Key stage 1 to 4)

Role Responsibility

Term Time Only - 39 weeks per year -  29.6 hours per week (Fixed Term Until 1st April 2025)

Do you have a passion for supporting Children in Care to achieve better educational outcomes?

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Education Support Officer to join our friendly, dynamic and supportive team at the Virtual School Kent, part of one of the largest councils in the country. We are looking for somebody to work with schools, stakeholders and young people mainly in the West Kent area.

You will manage a caseload of Children and Young People in Care and ensure that they all have high quality, up to date and regularly reviewed Personal Education Plans (PEPs).

To achieve this you will collaborate with schools and partners across multi-agency teams to ensure best outcomes for children and young people.

You will need to be self-motivated, highly organised with the ability to prioritise work and be flexible in order to meet the needs of the team. Excellent knowledge of the education system and a commitment to inclusion are essential to the role. Experience and/or an interest in supporting KS4 students with progression planning is preferable for this role.

Employee Benefits

A friendly environment with professionals who want to make a difference.

Plenty of training opportunities and a comprehensive induction programme with the opportunity to shadow others and gain a thorough understanding of the role.

Your working week will be varied, with home-based and office-working, as well as in different educational settings. Therefore the ability to travel across the area in a timely and flexible manner is essential.

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.

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

Interviews due to take place: Thursday 12th December 2024 

Contact Details

For further details please contact:

Jennifer Kemp - 03000 415685 or Sarah Howell - 03000 410392

About the Company

Work that works for you and us - let’s talk flexibility!

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, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, 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.