Education Advisory Teacher - England England
Job description
Pay - £33,561 pa + £750 Home Working Allowance pa + £3,777 London Weighting pa (if living in a London Borough)
Hours – 35 Hours Per Week
Contract – Full Time– Permanent- Home based
As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. We know that we cannot provide exceptional levels of care without our staff, so we prioritise their wellbeing. As a hybrid working organisation, we pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, an extensive wellbeing programme and our benefits package, all curated to support a healthy work life balance for all our staff.
TACT is a foster care charity that invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest unique projects like TACT Connect, our ground-breaking scheme for care experienced young people and adults, our expanding TACT Education Service and our newly established Health Service.
It is not surprising that in October 2021 the Times 100 Best Companies Survey evidenced “outstanding” levels of engagement amongst our staff and that we are currently listed as 16th in the UK’s Best Mid-Sized Companies across all industries and the 4th Best Charity to work for in 2022. Come and join us and be part of our amazing team of professionals whose vision is to provide better lives for our children and young people. See our Best Companies summary video HERE.
The post of Education Advisory Teacher is an exciting opportunity to support foster carers to advocate for the rights of children in care to ensure they receive their educational entitlement.
In this role you will be responsible for:
- Working as part of the wider education service that spans England, Scotland and Wales to ensure all children and young people looked after by TACT carers receive appropriate education for their needs in order for them to fulfil their academic and personal potential.
- Play an active role across all areas of England, working remotely in supporting with education casework and working with schools in ensure that our young people are fully included in all aspects of school life.
- Work as part of the Education Service to implement TACT’s education policies and procedures, promote educational attainment, attendance and ensure that all children looked after by TACT receive appropriate educational services.
- Provide advice to social care colleagues and TACT foster carers, as well as working to advocate strongly for the educational rights of children in our care.
Main role requirements:
- A teaching qualification, be educated to Degree level or equivalent
- Have experience of working with children in care and teaching in a range of schools with awareness of a trauma informed approach to education
- Experience participating in PEP meetings, and an understanding of the processes relating to SEN and knowledge of the issues faced by care experienced children and young people of statutory school age across England.
- Experience of working with a range of local authority services, including SEN would be advantageous.
- Ability to prioritise, plan and self-organise efficiently.
- Capable of using electronic records systems and IT effectively, including participating in virtual meetings and webinars.
TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
- 31 days paid holiday plus bank holidays.
- Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours, flexibility around core hours, and volunteer days policy).
- Family-friendly policies.
- Homeworking ‘bundle’ including annual allowance of £750, IT equipment and a loan for home office set up.
- Stakeholder pension scheme (salary sacrifice) and life insurance from day one.
- Employee Assistance Programme (including free CBT counselling, remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, mental health support and second opinions).
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities.
An Enhanced DBS clearance is also required and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.
Please see the Job Information Pack and Job Description for further information.
Closing Date: Midnight – Wednesday, 31st May 2023
Interviews: Wednesday, 14th June 2023 (via Microsoft Teams)
Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.
TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
TACT reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
Job Info
Location
Homebased - England
Salary
£33,561 pa + £750 Home Working Allowance pa + £3,777 London Weighting p.a - ( if living in a London Borough)
Closing Date
31/05/2023
Interview Date
14/06/2023
Hours
35 Hours Per Week
