Education Adviser UASC

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Location: The Virtual School
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 08/04/2025
• Job Requisition Number: 10758
• This post is not open to job share.

About The Team & Role

This is a new post in The Virtual School. The Virtual School Team is based in Gloucester but we work throughout the county and support our young people wherever they live with education matters.

We are looking for someone to join us who enjoys teamwork and being a part of multi-agency working. We are ambitious for all our children in care to make the best possible educational progress. We are looking to recruit someone with a good knowledge of the education system so that our unaccompanied children's education planning is supported, enabling them to make good progress.

This is an exciting opportunity, and we are looking forward to someone new joining our team who shares our values and wants the very best outcomes for disadvantaged learners.

About You

We are looking for someone who wants to support and make a difference in the education of disadvantaged young people and will work with a child-centered approach for all the young people we support.

About Us

In return, we will offer you:

• Regular formal and informal support.
• A safe, supportive, and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision.
• Access to relevant training and career progression.
• Annual leave of 25.5 days (pro rata), increasing up to 30.5 days (pro rata) after 5 years of employment.
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply).

For an informal discussion, please contact Jane Featherstone at 01452 328371 or jane.featherstone@gloucestershire.gov.uk.

Additional Information

This position is subject to a DBS check.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service needs and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.