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    Annual Reviewing Officer - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Queen Alexandra College

    Queen Alexandra College
    Queen Alexandra College Birmingham, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Full time
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    37 hours per week / 41 weeks per year
    Permanent

    To be part of the annual review process for 1st and 2nd year students and ensure that it is an intrinsic part of students' EHCP annual reviews and college experience. This is a demanding and fulfilling role that requires effective liaison with college staff, students, families, and external stakeholders to shape a students' next steps.

    Queen Alexandra College (QAC) is a national residential College and registered charity that supports a diverse range of student/client abilities and needs. Our College provides education, training, and routes to independent living and employment through an innovative, holistic approach to learning and support.

    We welcome students who come to our College from all over the country – as well as many who are local to us. All students, clients, and staff are supported within safe and well-resourced environments. We have educational and learning sites based in Birmingham, one of Europe's most welcoming and vibrant cities, with a rich and diverse culture. Our main site is based in Harborne, a pleasant leafy Birmingham suburb, on a friendly and green 8-acre campus with excellent facilities and resources.

    QAC makes a positive difference to the lives and learning of people with disabilities and learning difficulties. We have high expectations of staff, students, and clients whilst being responsive, innovative, and collaborative. Our College values drive how we work with students, clients, stakeholders, and as a team.

    We continue to attract and retain staff of the highest calibre, who are proud of QAC's achievements and who wish to be an integral part of our ongoing and future successes.

    We achieved the prestigious Leaders in Diversity accreditation in 2021, this drives the culture at QAC, and we warmly welcome applications from individuals who share our values, and from all backgrounds, to add to our committed and diverse team.

    Interviews will be held on 23 May 2024. The successful candidate will start in September 2024.

    We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Be part of a person centred, welcoming, informative and professional team, supporting students and families through the 'annual review' process.
    • Manage your own caseload of 1st and 2nd year reviews in a timely manner, adhering to the legal framework.
    • Chair review meetings and complete all associated administrative work including local authority Educational Health & Care Plan paperwork & referrals to other agencies with guidance from the senior management team.
    • Ensure accurate 'annual review' data is maintained for college management team and contribute to case progress reports as appropriate
    • Liaise with external partners to provide comprehensive guidance and support for QAC students during and after their journey at QAC
    • Enter data onto the electronic transitions systems, including the college MIS system (Databridge)
    • Work collaboratively across the college to ensure positive outcomes for our students
    • Support the Transitions Team to include early discussions regarding transition pathways for all students from entry
    • Support the Transitions Team with internal and external events promoting the work of the transitions team
    • Share the College's commitment to safeguarding, ensuring training is up to date and helping to create a culture and environment where children and vulnerable adults' wishes and feelings are listened to and taken into account amongst staff, in any measures the College may put in place to protect them.
    • Obtain access to resources and attend any relevant or refresher training courses.
    • Encourage a culture of listening to children and vulnerable adults taking account of their wishes and feelings, among all staff, in any measures the College may put in place to protect them.
    • Perform such other duties commensurate with the status of the post as the senior management shall from time to time decide.


    Skills, Knowledge and Expertise


    How to apply

    We look forward to receiving your application and knowing more about your qualifications, skills, personal qualities, and experience that you would bring to the role and to QAC. Please take time to review the job description above.

    You are required to upload a CV with details of your full employment history (since leaving school, including education, employment, and voluntary work) including reasons for any gaps in employment. Your CV/Resume* will be re-produced in a standard format by the system (without personal identifiers) to assist us in our anonymised shortlisting process.

    Under Section 7 of SVGA 2006 it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The College's Safeguarding Policies are available here

    As part of our commitment to safer recruitment, and in line with updated guidance published in September 2022, we will carry out an online search of all shortlisted candidates. This search may enable us to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and publicly available for review online, which we may wish to explore with you in further detail during the interview process. As part of your application, we have asked you to provide the account names, usernames and/or handles for any social media platform that you use, as well as the names of any websites that you own, post on, or contribute to. A Google search will also be conducted. These checks will only be conducted if you are shortlisted for an interview. Please see our safer recruitment and selection policy for further information. Queen Alexandra College (QAC) is a national residential College and registered charity that supports a diverse range of student/client abilities and needs. Our College provides education, training, routes to independent living and employment through an innovative, holistic approach to learning and support.
    QAC offers a vibrant, varied and fun educational experience for both residential and day students. Our curriculum aims to maximise adult life, independence and work opportunities for all students. Class sizes are small and support levels high.
    All students, clients and staff are supported within safe and well-resourced environments. We have educational and learning sites based in Birmingham, one of Europe's most welcoming and vibrant cities, with a rich and diverse culture. Our main site is based in Harborne, a pleasant leafy Birmingham suburb, on a friendly and green 8-acre campus with excellent facilities and resources.

    As QAC has grown, we now have new educational and learning sites – Pinewood Campus (dedicated to employment progression) and Umberslade Campus (dedicated to horticulture and outdoor learning).
    QAC makes a positive difference to the lives and learning of people with disabilities and learning difficulties. We have high expectations of staff, students and clients whilst being responsive, innovative and collaborative. Our College values drive how we work with students, clients, stakeholders and as a team. We continue to attract and retain staff of the highest calibre, who are proud of QAC's achievements and who wish to be an integral part of ongoing and future successes. As Leaders in Diversity which drives the culture at QAC and we warmly welcome applications from individuals who share our values, from all backgrounds, to add to our committed and diverse team.
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