Education Adviser UASC
Gloucester
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Education Adviser UASC
- Job Location: The Virtual School
- Salary: £32,115 - £35,235 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 08/04/2025
- Job Requisition Number: 10758
- This post is not open to job share
About The Team & Role
This is a new post in The Virtual School. The Virtual School Team is based in Gloucester but we work throughout the county and support our young people wherever they live with education matters.
We are looking for someone to join us who enjoys team work and being a part of multi-agency working. We are ambitious for all our children in care to make the best possible educational progress . We are looking to recruit someone with a good knowledge of the education system so that our unaccompanied childrens' education planning is supported , so that they make good progress.
This is an exciting opportunity and we are looking forward to someone new joining our team who share our values and wants the very best outcomes for disadvantaged learners.
About You
We are looking for someone who wants to support and make a difference with the education for disadvantaged young people and will work with a child centred approach for all the young people we support.
About Us
In return we will offer you:
- Regular formal and informal support.
- Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision.
- Access to relevant training and career progression.
- Annual leave of 25.5 days (pro rata) up to 30.5 days (pro rata) after 5 years employment.
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
- Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply).
For an informal discussion please contact Jane Featherstone 01452 328371 jane.featherstone@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Additional Information
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This Position is subject to a DBS check.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.