Caseworker - Gateshead, United Kingdom - Gateshead Council

Gateshead Council
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Children's Social Care and Lifelong Learning - Education Schools and Inclusion

GATESHEAD VIRTUAL SCHOOL

PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN OUR CARE, PREVIOUSLY LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH A SOCIAL WORKER

Caseworker - Year 11 Post 16 Transition

Grade H, Full Time, Permanent

About the role


Gateshead Virtual School is changing, we have an exciting new structure, and we would like you to be part of this team.

Do you have experience of working with children in care, care leavers or care experienced children and young people? Do you have knowledge of child development including attachment and trauma and the impact of adverse childhood experiences?


This is a key area of work for children in our care who will need support to make a successful transition from year 11 to Post 16 ensuring they access and sustain education, training, or employment during year 12 and 13 and achieve the best possible outcomes and make good progress.


You will be responsible for managing a caseload of children in our care in transition from year 11 to Post 16 including SEND alongside the child/young person's allocated social worker and designated teacher ensuring their full inclusion within education, training, or employment.

You will be the first point of contact and support for carers, social care and school/provider staff on key issues including admissions, transitions, attendance, emotional health and well-being, suspensions and exclusions and special educational needs.


You will also monitor and evaluate the compliance and quality of Personal Education Plans with regard to how they effectively meet the needs of the child in ensuring positive progress and outcomes and produce appropriate reports where relevant, these will be aligned to any SEND plan, Education, Health and Care Plan and Pathway Plans.

The post is based at the Civic Centre, Gateshead but will involve extensive work with schools and other providers.

After an initial induction period, the post will operate on a hybrid basis, offering some opportunity for home working.

Please take a look at the full job profile via this link: ). It's important that you read it and check that you meet the essential criteria.


A bit about Gateshead Council


Gateshead Council has many exciting projects that we are currently working on, the development of Gateshead Quays, a transformational review of services and creating a borough where everyone has an opportunity to Thrive.


We're truly committed to providing our residents with the highest quality of services and we need like-minded people who can help us deliver.

We need people who want to make a difference, who are talented, possess the right knowledge and skills and who want the chance to demonstrate how good they are.

People really are our greatest asset at Gateshead Council, and we value every employee. We encourage our people to think differently, do the right thing and be innovative.


What's in it for you? Well, there's so much on offer and here's just a few of the highlights

  • You'll be paid a competitive salary from £33,945 to £36,64
  • We'll help you save for your future with an outstanding employer contribution to your pension.
  • We have flexible and hybrid working arrangements offering the opportunity to reap the benefits of a mixture of working from home and the office environment to enable accessing the support of colleagues and benefits from our learning culture.
  • Access to a generous flexitime system with the opportunity to take 2 flexi days per 4week flexi period (pro rata for part time workers), depending on the needs of the service.
  • You'll get generous annual leave entitlement starting at 26 days per year and the chance to buy up to 10 additional holidays per year.
  • You'll have access to great health and wellbeing support, including ability to use our cycle to work scheme.
  • We'll give you the chance to take advantage of various offers and discounts on shopping and household spend, including O2, Virgin Media and Dell.
  • Our Workforce Development Team is second to none, there are loads of opportunities for learning, be it career progressing training or elearning courses that fit into your working day. We also have a corporate training offer so you will feel part of the service and strategy in no time.

It's time to apply
We're delighted that you want to come and work with us.

It's important that you read the job profile in full and check that you meet the essential criteria, because when we start choosing people to come and meet us, we'll be checking to ensure that they meet the essential criteria as set out in the job profile.

Interviews to take place week commencing 19th February 2024.
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