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Birmingham Virtual School Education Placement Officer

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
One of three Birmingham Council Offices, Lifford House, Sutton New Road, New Aston House
Salary
£20,903 - £27,041
Closing date
28 Oct 2020
Reference
BCC001710

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Education - non-schools based
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

This is an exciting opportunity to join Birmingham's Virtual School for children in care or previous care experience.

 

We are one of the largest Virtual Schools in the country working to support over 2000 children and young people. We are a passionate, hardworking and supportive team of over 20 staff working together to coordinate educational services and support for children in care.

 

Our service is a statutory service within Birmingham City Council working alongside our partners in Birmingham Children's Trust to support children in care.  We are dedicated to promoting and raising the educational achievement of children in care, so they can fulfil their educational potential from early years through to the end of their formal education, employment or training pathway at 18 years.

 

We work in partnership with the child or young person’s school, social worker, family and other key professionals, both within Birmingham and in all the other local authorities, wherever our children live. Our commitment is to deliver an outstanding service through strong advocacy for best practice achieved through collaborative engagement, support and professional challenge. %MCEPASTEBIN%

 

We are seeking to appoint into a new role in our service, three highly committed and motivational Virtual School Education Placement Officers.  You will be joining us as part of an exciting period of change and development as our service moves into a new service redesign with the development of new roles alongside changes to current existing roles.

 

As a new role in our service your job will be to ensure every Birmingham child in care  has a full time place in a high-quality education provision/school whether they live  in or outside of Birmingham.

 

You will support social care colleagues in applying for suitable school places at both normal and in-year admission rounds and source bespoke personalised education packages for any children in care without EHCP who in the short term my not successfully be able to access a full-time mainstream school place.

 

You will also link with other LA SEND services for Birmingham’s children in care with EHCP when requiring an education place outside of Birmingham

 

We offer a supportive work environment, that is friendly, collaborative and committed to promoting equal opportunities and enabling career progression. The candidate will have an office base but must be able to work at home if required. Their may be some requirement for travel across Birmingham and other Local Authorities where we have children and young people living.

We offer a competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including: Local Government Pension Scheme, Subsidised travel passes, Childcare vouchers, Cycle to work schemes, A confidential Employee Assistance Programme Access to an employee website offering discounts and cash back on hundreds of retailers, called My Rewards.

 

 

For any informal enquires please contact Lisa Smith, Virtual School Headteacher, 07704538755 or at lisa.smith@birmingham.gov.uk

 

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken

 

“Right to work in the UK documentation will be fully checked for all applicants. All non UK and non EU applicants are required to apply for a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council and must be approved by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) before any employment offer can be confirmed.”

 

Supporting documents
JD PS Template VS Education Placement Officer.doc

Company

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.

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Company info
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Telephone
0121 675 7070
Location
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 2XU
United Kingdom

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