Job Title: Education Support Worker
Location: Office base Leeds but post allows hybrid home/office working
Salary: £26,000 - £28,000 (pro-rata)
Working Pattern: Part-time (15hrs per week, term time only)
Unity Foster Care is seeking an Education Support Worker to join the team. The successful candidate will be responsible for promoting and furthering the educational needs of children and young people remotely.
Who are we?
Unity Foster Care are an independent fostering agency based in Leeds. Children and young people are at the centre of everything we do - Unity Foster Care was founded with the aim of providing great quality, individualised foster placements to children in need.
Our aim is to have a positive, lasting effect on children’s lives and to work in partnership with parents, the local authority and other agencies to ensure we achieve the desired outcome for the child or young person. Unity’s vision includes supporting achievements for all children regardless of any barriers and promoting and celebrating each success both educational and personal.
The Role
Unity Foster Care has an opportunity for a passionate, knowledgeable and experienced Education Support Worker to join the team, covering Yorkshire and the North East.
We are looking for a dedicated and dependable individual to promote and further the educational needs of children and young people in our foster placements. The role involves a range of work which will support the education of children and young people who are both in school/college or not attending school/college full time, often as a result of behavioural issues linked to early experiences of neglect, trauma and rejection.
The successful candidate will need to be able to establish objectives, and plan and deliver a range of support services which promote longevity and stability levels within placements. You will be responsible for maintaining regular contact with foster carers, Virtual School Teams and schools, and attend planning and review meetings, this will involve the monitoring of meeting outcomes/recommendations and ensuring that they are followed up by the relevant individuals.
The role also includes attending foster carer support group meetings at least once a term, to ensure that all concerns regarding educational issues are addressed and contributing to reports on all children and young people who are not in education in your region.
Location
This role is based at our Leeds office, with travel across Yorkshire & the North East as required.
What we’re looking for
To apply for this position, it is essential you:
- Hold 5 GCSEs, Grades A*-C (9 to 4) including English and Maths (or equivalent)
- Have a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working in an education setting supporting young people
- Ability to liaise with Virtual Schools/ Schools/Local Authority teams
- Ability to provide educational advice and support to foster carers
- Hold a full UK Driving Licence and have a vehicle
- Are willing to undertake an enhanced DBS
- Share a commitment to equal opportunities in all work practices and to improving the lives of Looked After Children.
Why work for us?
- Generous annual leave - 28 days PLUS your bank holiday entitlement
- Birthday Leave - a paid day off for your birthday
- Good Health Days - no sickness in a 6-month period earns you an additional day off!
- Refer-a-Friend Scheme with a monetary incentive
- Comprehensive employee assistance platform with 24/7 access to advice and support
- Auto-enrolment pension
- Learning & development opportunities
- Optional private healthcare scheme
- Eyecare vouchers
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Optional enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave/shared parental leave
Everyone is welcome
Diversity and inclusion are the principles for how we build our teams and Unity Foster Care strives to create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are valued and celebrated. We want a workforce which represents the communities we serve and work, to ensure no applicant or employee is treated unfairly on the basis of race, gender, age, disability, religion or identity. We recognise and value the individual differences and contributions of all employees and believe that by working together we can achieve equality for all.
*Unity Foster Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and vulnerable people in our care. Successful applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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