Education Support Officer
Bracknell
Contract
£19 Umbrella Per Hour

We are currently on the lookout for a Education Support Officer/Personal Education Plan Coordinator. The postholder will work in collaboration with other members of the Virtual School, Social Workers, PAs, teachers in schools/colleges and other settings, and with Carers/Key Workers to promote good attendance and academic achievement for Young People Looked After and Care Leavers using the PEP meeting as the trigger for this

The postdholer will be an integral part of the Virtual School Team working to the direction of the Virtual School Headteacher to improve the educational outcomes and post 16/18 destinations of the Young People Looked After and Care Leavers of Bracknell Forest Council. To work collaboratively with other professionals to promote the understanding of the educational needs of Young People Looked After and Care Leavers and ensure that advice, guidance, appropriate information and training is provided to the network around the young person, including school/college-based staff, carers and other professionals.

Daily and monthly responsibilities

  • To assist in the development and maintenance of the highest standards of educational achievement possible for Bracknell Forest’s Young People Looked After and Care Leavers.
  • To work in collaboration with other members of the Virtual School, Social Workers, PAs, teachers in schools/colleges and other settings, and with Carers/Key Workers to promote good attendance and academic achievement for Young People Looked After and Care Leavers using the PEP meeting as the trigger for this.
  • To attend and, where appropriate, chair Personal Education Planning meetings and ensure the timely completion of paperwork and distribution to relevant parties.
  • To ensure SMART targets are set and evaluated and any actions arising from the PEP meeting are followed through, ensuring that any support agreed is put in place in a timely manner and monitored and evaluated effectively.
  • To evaluate and monitor the impact and effectiveness of PEPs for the individual young people you support and as an Authority.
  • To work in collaboration with Elevate to provide support, advice and guidance to Young People in Care and Care Leavers who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET to identify and secure training programmes and routes to re-engage in education or find gainful employment.
  • To update the Virtual School Tracker ensuring that detailed and accurate records are maintained in respect of the young people in your cohort.

For more information please call Sam on 01616670021 or email