ESOL Education Advisor
London Borough of Bexley
Bexley
- £28,794 - £32,913 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 8 December 2021
Job overview
ESOL Education Advisor
Virtual School for Looked After Children & Young People Leaving Care
Management Grouping: Children’s Services
Team: Virtual School
Location: Bexleyheath
Salary: £28,794 - £32,913 per annum
Contract: Fixed Term for 1 year in the first instance /36 hours per week (Part time/flexible working options considered)
Closing Date: 8th December 2021
Job reference: CSC0000250
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced professional for the role of ESOL Education Advisor to deliver outstanding educational support for Bexley Looked After Children and Young People Leaving Care within the Virtual School. This is a unique role, with responsibility for leading and coordinating the statutory Personal Education Plan process for young people from age 14 to 18 and providing wider support to promote the achievement of looked after children and young people leaving care across the wider professional network, including social workers, schools and foster carers.
The Education Advisor will be passionate about securing effective support for looked after children and young people, with specific responsibility for championing ESOL support for unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people who have English as an Additional Language. The candidate will be required to support a number of strategic service priorities and to report on their caseload and additional projects through supervision and to senior leaders within timescales.
The successful candidate will be knowledgeable about the educational needs of looked after children and children and young people generally who have English as an Additional Language. The candidate will be skilled in being able to talk to schools and colleges about appropriate routes to assessment and support, including additional support provided within our service. This post is instrumental in helping the local authority deliver an excellent service for looked after young people, including unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people and the candidate will be able to confidently talk to young people about our aspirations for them and to professionals, partners and stakeholders about the high expectations we set for ourselves and others in order to improve educational outcomes for children and young people in our care.
Do you think you have what it takes to join our team of excellent and dedicated professionals?
We welcome and value applications from education professionals from a range of backgrounds with appropriate training or qualifications to meet the requirements of the ‘ESOL Education Advisor’ role.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service.
What we offer:
- Career Average Revalued Earnings Pension Scheme
- Performance Related Pay
- 25 days Annual Leave (rising to 28 days after 5 years’ service) plus Bank Holiday Entitlement
- Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
- An excellent working environment at our fantastic new offices
- Opportunities for flexible working with excellent ICT facilities
- MyChoice Staff Benefit Scheme – Includes Cycle to Work Scheme, access to high street shopping vouchers and online discount codes.
About us:
Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.
Your Application:
- Closing Date for your application: 08/12/2021
- CVs will not be accepted unless they are submitted with a completed application form.
- Anticipated Interview date: 13/12/2021
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. 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 sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages
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About London Borough of Bexley
- London Borough of Bexley
- Third Floor East, 2 Watling Street, Bexleyheath
- Kent
- DA6 7AT
- United Kingdom
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