Virtual School Advocate

Advocate- Sheffield Virtual School.

Sheffield City Council is looking for a permanent , Virtual School Advocate.The Advocate will work within the Virtual School, to promote the educational achievement of our Children Looked After. Post Looked After and Children with a Social Worker

The successful candidate will need experience of working with vulnerable learners and children with SEND. The advocate will work closely with colleagues across schools, SEND, Admissions, social services as well as other relevant partners across Children's Services and beyond, to support our children looked after. They will hold a caseload of Children Looked After

If you feel you have the qualities, skills and attitude to meet the requirements and opportunities of this exciting post then we would like to hear from you. We are committed to fairness, social justice and welcome applications. We value our diverse workforce and aim to work together to make the most of our differences. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of this job are guaranteed an interview.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.