What's involved with this role:
Temporary Education Support Officer/Personal Education Plan (PEP) Coordinator Reference no: Bracknell Forest RQ917792 Pay rate: £16.00 per hour PAYE Role Length: This opening assignment is for 2-3 months Enhanced DBS required for this role Car driver with valid license and ability to travel around the Borough and further afield This role is 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. Key responsibilities:

• Assist in the development and maintenance of the highest standards of educational achievement possible for Young People Looked After and Care Leavers.
• 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.
• Attend and, where appropriate, chair Personal Education Planning meetings and ensure the timely completion of paperwork and distribution to relevant parties.
• 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.
• Evaluate and monitor the impact and effectiveness of PEPs for the individual young people you support and as an Authority.
• 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.
• Update the Virtual School Tracker ensuring that detailed and accurate records are maintained in respect of the young people in your cohort.
• Monitor school/college attendance, particularly for young people who have difficulty attending school/college due to emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.
• Provide advice and challenge, where necessary, in relation to fixed term and/or permanent exclusions.

“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria: Qualifications:

• 5 GCSE Grades A-C, including English and Maths or equivalent.
• HLTA qualification and/or substantial experience within a Post 16 provision and/or working as a Youth Worker or Careers Advisor.

Experience:

• Experience of working within a Post 16 setting and/or youth work or careers advice.
• Experience of undertaking Personal Education Plan (PEP) meetings - chairing as necessary and completing paperwork as required.
• Experience of using Welfare Call desirable.
• Experience of preparing young people for training and employment.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working within the children’s workforce area.
• Experience of evaluating services and their impact.
• Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of the Post 16 curriculum and attainment and assessment processes.
• Knowledge of how to support young people who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET e.g. post 16 and 18 destinations.

Skills:

• Practical evidence of positive and proactive communication and the ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with parents/carers, schools, colleges and other colleagues.
• Proven organisational skills and success in meeting deadlines.
• Ability to work as part of a team and to assist other staff and management to meet their deadlines and targets.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and to deal with sensitive issues with tact and discretion.
• A flexible approach.
• Capacity to use initiative to solve problems.
• Strong IT skills using Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).
• Valid UK driving licence and ability to travel around the Borough and further afield.

NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. SEE DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AD. If you have previously applied to one of our vacancies and have already sent the required supporting documentation to us, please make this clear when you re-apply as this will help speed up your application. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.

Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items: Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable: SC If you would prefer to send a CV straight to us rather than by way of an on-line application, you are very welcome to do so via jobs@tclrec.com but please quote both the job reference and job title exactly as they appear below:

Job Ref: Bracknell Forest RQ917792

Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Please do try to resist contacting us with requests for progress updates. We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed. Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs. Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.