Vacancy Details

Description

Directorate: Children and Family Services

Section: Access and Support for Vulnerable Learners

Grade: Level 4

Actual Salary: £4,630.30 - £4,858.80

Hours: 7 hours and 24 minutes per week

This advert is open to internal and external applicants.

The Education Re-engagement Team is part of the Access and Support for Vulnerable Children Service within the Children and Families Directorate in Stoke-on-Trent, the team works to re-engage children and young people with education, to build capacity in schools to enable them to meet the needs of an increasingly neuro diverse school population, to ensure that a child’s additional medical/health need does not become a barrier to their educational success, to identify children and young people at risk of exclusion earlier and to sign post schools and families to universal/targeted support through a range of services including Early Help, to reduce the number of permanent exclusions, to ensure that excluding schools are following national guidance and to commission a continuum of quality Alternative Provision (AP) across the city.

The successful applicant will perform all administration tasks associated with children who have been permanently excluded from schools and those who have been subject to school suspensions, adhering to statutory and national guidance.

This part time role includes maintaining accurate records of exclusion cases, preparing and archiving necessary paperwork related to exclusions on Capita and assisting in preparing documents and evidence for exclusion appeal hearings and Independent Review Panels.

This is an exciting time to join Stoke-on-Trent Council as we have strong ambitions for the City.

As a member of the Education Re-engagement Team you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of children and families in Stoke-on-Trent, delivering the very best outcomes for Children and Young People enabling them to remain safe, well and have the opportunities to learn, develop and grow, preparing them for adulthood.

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

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