Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting for Virtual School Teacher to join our client based in Kensington.

What’s in it for you as a Virtual School Teacher?

• Flexible working available
• Long term contract
• Supportive team and management
• Progression opportunities

Your main responsibilities as a Virtual School Teacher:

• Be responsible for a pupil caseload and ensuring the continued educational improvement of Kensington and Chelsea’s children in public care. This would include deciding for the monitoring and support of children in care and ensuring their needs are met and that the pupils follow an appropriate educational programme.
• Assist social workers, school staff and carers to ensure that children in public care have an effective, up to date Personal Education Plans (PEPs) in line with statutory obligations. Provide high quality advice and information for social workers, carers and teachers involved in the compilation of such plans.
• To manage the review process of PEPs and critically evaluate the effectiveness of their arrangements.
• To monitor all Kensington and Chelsea’s children in public care who do not have access to an education placement. Devise and pursue plans in liaison with key professionals to ensure all such children gain access to education with minimum delay.  Make contact with key personnel in Children’s Services and schools in order support and challenge professionals and overcome situations where children are not receiving appropriate education for unnecessary periods of time. 
• Gather qualitative and quantitative information and data on all schools and educational placements attended by Kensington and Chelsea’s children in public care and record this on appropriate databases.

Qualifications:
Essential:

• Qualified Teacher Status or related field working with children and young people in an education setting.
• Degree level 2.2 or above
• Minimum of two years’ experience of teaching or related field working with children and young people in an education setting
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant education and social care legislation and policy relating to children in public care
• To work in a bi borough capacity across to Virtual Schools
• Effective communication and presentation skills and an ability to build constructive
• relationships with a diverse group of clients and professionals
• Ability to identify and record evidence of progress (outcomes) by children
• Experience and proven capability in the use of IT systems
• A high level of organisational skills with a proven ability to prioritise and balance a challenging workload
• Experience in compiling reports for a variety of audiences and evidence of ability to meet deadlines

Why Liquid Personnel?

• New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly
• Twice weekly payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive SEND knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of SEND positions across the UK

“Refer a Friend” bonus – get £250 for each worker you refer who we successfully place*
“Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *
 
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