Description Permanent Contract | £31,005.24 per annum (Solbury Scale 8) | 23 hours per week | Millennium Library, Norwich An exciting development opportunity has arisen for a specialist Advisory Teacher on a Permanent contract working countywide in the People from Abroad Team. This post will provide support and co-ordination of school age children who are resettled to Norfolk under one of the goverment's approved Resettlement Schemes. The post also supports children's educational access needs for migrant families with No Recourse to Public Funds who are supported by the team. Your role will be to liaise with key workers, schools, parents and young people to ensure children of statutory school age are able to commence and be supported to attend mainstream school provision. You will need to liaise with the colleagues in Children's Services, including the REDI team and school admissions, as well as with academies and local authority maintained schools. Our award-winning team of professionals, which also includes volunteers, provides specialist services across the county to migrants and refugees. Duties include visiting families at home and in school settings. Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post. You will be given access to use our social care system (LCS). You will need to have experience of working with people who originate from abroad and those who speak English as an Additional Language, including confidence in using EAL resources and provision, and promoting their use in schools. You will be involved in exploring and developing new services, building networks and liaising with other agencies, both within the UK and overseas. You will be well-organised with a positive outlook, able to prioritise effectively and able to work calmly under pressure and to tight timescales. Good IT, communication and networking skills are essential. Are you motivated and have a passion for supporting young people's educational achievement and enabling them to achieve independence? Do you wish to develop or continue your specialist knowledge in this specialist field of work, including working with people who do not have recourse to public funds? If so, you are the type of practitioner we are looking for. This post is located at the Millennium Library, where the team's office base is located, but you will also be expected to work part of the week from home, so you should ensure you have a good internet connection at home and some space to work from. You will require to hold a full GB driving licence and have access to a car. Who are we? The People from Abroad Team provides specialist holisitic services to Norfolk residents who have immigration-related issues. We receive and support refugees under the government’s resettlement programmes, support asylum seekers who are placed in Norfolk by the Home Office to access local services and support, provide assistance and support to families with children who have no recourse to public funds, and support other migrants to access services and overcome the additional barriers they may face to achieving independence once they have settled in Norfolk. We also deal with cases of modern slavery, human trafficking, honour-based abuse, forced marriage and voluntary return where the person is a non-British national. We support British nationals who are returning to the UK following a period of settled residence abroad and provide immigration advice and support at OISC (Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner) Level 1 and provide advice and support to our colleagues in Adult’s and Children’s Social Services. Qualified social workers and experienced support workers in our team include specialists in early years, education, health, housing and employment, as well as people able to speak foreign languages. We aim to find lasting solutions for our clients and to promote their independence through ethnical, human-rights based practice. Service Manager, Simon Shreeve said: “Helping people from abroad to settle in Norfolk can involve dealing with a myriad of intricate, fascinating issues. The system in Great Britain is often very different from the system in the countries where people have travelled from. It can be very confusing and frustrating for people, especially if they struggle to speak English. Having a diverse, supportive, skilled team able to make life better for our clients is essential to our service here in Norfolk.” What we offer At Norfolk County Council we are committed to our employees’ learning and development. We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity. We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions. You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions. Norwich is the county capital of Norfolk, 120 miles from London and 60 miles from Cambridge. It’s on the edge of the Broads National Park, and a 40-minute drive to the seaside. Norwich is a superb city. It effortlessly mixes outstanding heritage through the ages with modern shopping centres, excellent restaurants, hundreds of cafés and pubs, a superb arts and theatre scene with huge parks and green spaces, canoeing, rowing and sailing. By train, Norwich to London takes 90 minutes and Cambridge less than an hour. There are also direct train links to the Midlands. Norwich International Airport has regular flights to Schiphol, Amsterdam and from there on to the rest of the world, plus daily internal flights to Scotland, Manchester, Exeter and Dublin. Your application Please ensure you include a statement in your application to demonstrate why you feel you meet the person specification and job description for this post. CVs submitted without a supporting statement about this post will not be accepted. These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council: Competitive salary Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need. Financial benefits such as: ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out. A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers Relocation expenses paid upfront (where applicable) An advance of your expenses if you travel for work Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions. A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job. Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars. Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here. Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your norfolk.gov.uk or nccal.ac.uk email. Closing date: 1 December 2024 at 23:59 Same Posting Description for Internal and External Candidates