Salary: Band 7, £21,555 to 24,881 per annum for Part Time/Term Time Only (£31,067 to £35,235 full time equivalent)
Contract: Fixed Term / Secondment for up to one year from 1 May 2025 for maternity cover; the role may end sooner if the substantive post holder returns to work early
Hours: Part Time (29.6 hours per week, with one non-working day other than Wednesday), Term Time Only (39 weeks per year)
Closing date: Sunday 23 February 2025, 23:59
Interview date: Friday 14 March 2025
The Service:
The Portsmouth Virtual School and College for Children We Care For (CWCF) is situated in the Children's Families and Education Service and is led by the Virtual School and College Headteacher. The remit of the team is to improve the educational outcomes for Portsmouth's CWCF, wherever they may be placed.
Your New Role:
We are seeking to appoint a children seeking safety and asylum (CSSAA) education advocate for a maternity leave fixed term contract, four days a week, term time only to join the existing team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team who strive to provide outstanding education support for the children and young people who are children cared for by Portsmouth City Council. You will champion, advocate and provide support for those children and young people who are seeking safety and asylum and children we care for from pre-school through to Year 13, providing advice and support, liaising with schools and ensuring all pupils have an educational place able to meet need.
What you'll need to succeed:
You have substantial relevant experience of working with children- e.g. Teaching, Teaching assistant, Social Work assistant, working with children who are seeking safety and asylum. You have experience of working within a trauma informed framework, and with agencies e.g. Education, Health and Social Care. You can demonstrate knowledge of strategies and interventions that improve the outcomes of vulnerable children and young people (academically, social and emotionally), and can form productive relationships with young people and the wider team around.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
Additional Information:
The full job profile is attached below.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Tina Henley, Head of Virtual School, tina.henley@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, 023 92 688 076
A commitment to our values:
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.
Application process:
How to complete your application: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/how-to-apply/
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
Click on the 'Apply' button to register or log into your applicant account, complete our profile builder, and enter your personal statement. In your personal statement, please detail why you feel you are suitable for the role using the 'Who is the Person' section of the job profile.
If you apply without a detailed personal statement, it is unlikely that your application will be successful.
Please ensure you provide your full education history from secondary school, include name/address of establishment, details of relevant qualifications & awarding body. Please explain any gaps - this is essential for all safeguarding children's roles.
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
We look forward to speaking with you soon. Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
Why come to live and work in Portsmouth?
Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an “inner city” feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services.
What we can offer you:
Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Partnership safer recruitment procedures.
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