Education Support Officer - Cared for and Previously Cared for Children

This is a rare opportunity to work within Rochdale's successful Virtual School for Cared for Children (Looked After Children). You will be joining a small team at an exciting time as our educational work with children in the council's care is now extended to offer strategic support to those children with a social worker (e.g. Children In Need, those on Child Protection Plans) as well as those in Kinship Care.

About you

You will be providing support, information, advice and guidance on the educational needs of Cared for Children to schools, carers and social workers. You will closely monitor their achievement and attendance and make sure we deliver high quality Electronic Personal Education Plans (ePEPs). As well as helping to deliver training, you will work in close partnership with a number of other agencies and help children to be involved in their own education by promoting consultation, enabling us to hear their voices and celebrate their many successes.

It will be your role to think creatively, often involving both supporting and challenging schools and other professionals to get the best educational outcomes for our Cared for Children. So you will need to be able to withstand pressure and promote high expectations, whilst also developing positive attitudes with positive outcomes. We currently work from both our office base and from home and you will need to travel to schools and so casual car user allowance is payable.

For internal RBC candidates approval for secondment should be obtained from your Service Director (or nominated representative) before applying for the post.