Education, Employment and Training Adviser

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Islington to assist with the appointment of an Education Employment and Training Adviser on a 3-month contract likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: 22.51 - 30.09 per hour

Summary:

The Education Employment and Training Adviser plays a key role within the Virtual School and Children Looked After and Leaving Care Service. The post holder will support and challenge professionals while working directly with looked-after children and care leavers to improve their education employment and training outcomes. This role involves direct engagement with young people who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET ensuring statutory duties are met and safeguarding responsibilities are upheld.

Responsibilities:

• Support and promote the educational employment and training achievement of looked-after children and care leavers
• Work directly with a cohort of young people who are NEET or at risk of NEET including those on the Care Leaver Youth Trailblazers Programme
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal teams and external partners to improve EET outcomes
• Support and challenge professionals to ensure young people access appropriate education employment or training opportunities
• Analyse EET performance data and contribute to monitoring reports and service improvement
• Work with employers to develop work shadowing and work experience opportunities

Qualification:

• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent

Essentials:

• Demonstrable experience within education employment training or childrens services
• Strong understanding of safeguarding children young people and vulnerable adults
• Knowledge of legislation and guidance relating to looked-after children and care leavers
• Awareness of barriers to learning and the impact of trauma on young people
• Ability to work creatively and manage programmes to improve EET outcomes

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an Enhanced DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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