Vacancy Details

Description

Directorate:  Children and Families

Section:  Education

Duration:  Permanent

Hours:  37 hours per week, term time plus.  Also, willing to consider requests for part-time.

Grade:  Level 8 

Actual Salary:   £29,984.34 - £32,354.33 (under 5 years local government service)
                         £30,666.94 - £33,090.88 (over 5 years local government service)

 

This advert is open to both Internal and External applicants.

 

Are you passionate about education? Do you want to make a difference where it will really count?

 

This is a very exciting time to join the Stoke-on-Trent Virtual School. We work within Stoke-on-Trent City Council, on behalf of children and young people in care and those with a social worker. We support schools, social workers, andyoung people to ensure that every child in care and care-leavers get the high-quality education they deserve. We are looking to recruit a committed, motivated and experienced professional to make a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable young people in our city.

 

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role.

 

We are pleased to be able to offer hybrid and flexible working in line with our policy, and would consider part time hours alongside this.  

 

If you have any further questions, we would be delighted to speak with you: please contact Aaron Lawrence, Virtual School Headteacher, at aaron.lawrence@stoke.gov.uk, or on 01782 233038.

 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment.  This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

 

Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority.  If this happens you will be advised accordingly.

 

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this – we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together.

 

To Apply

Please create / log into your account and then click 'apply'.  If you have any queries or want an application form in another format, please email recruitment@stoke.gov.uk or call us on 01782 238189.

 

In order to apply for this vacancy, you must be able to supply the required answers to the following questions: