Working with our unaccompanied asylum‑seeking children, you will provide individual or small group English language support and tuition. You will assess their educational needs, design and deliver small group work and also create bespoke packages of tuition where required. This is a collaborative role, where you will liaise with colleagues across the Virtual School, Social Care, schools, the wider education sector, and other professionals as required. This ensures that children looked after have access to education and also have meaningful and regular Personal Educational Plans (PEP) meetings that are focussed on raising academic achievement and attainment.
Responsibilities
* Supporting children with access to school or college.
* Attending statutory meetings for PEP's linked to young people's care plans.
* Planning and delivering initial assessments of English proficiency, identifying suitable pathways for learning.
* Providing specialist knowledge and advice to young people on the educational and social opportunities available to them.
* For each student, record keeping, monitoring and analysis of information.
* Support students to overcome barriers to education and positively impact outcomes for children and young people.
Key Skills
* Ability to present information clearly, concisely, accurately and in ways that promote understanding, either verbally or in written/electronic format.
* Ability to develop strong and purposeful relationships with a range of professionals, carers and young people.
* Sound technical knowledge in relevant discipline to a level suitable to provide advice and support to other team members.
* Ability to work creatively and under own initiative to ensure best outcomes for the young people in our care.
* Be able to use first language assessment materials to establish current educational level of UASC in their own language as well as English. Use these assessments to provide professional written reports for schools and other settings.
* Ability to assess ESOL levels and design and deliver appropriate schemes of work of ESOL to meet the language requirements of individuals and groups of students.
Qualifications
* L5 ESOL teaching certificate or equivalent.
* Experience of designing and implementing appropriate schemes of work.
* Experience working with older children and those with English as a second language.
* Experience of working with colleagues in social care and education settings.
* Understanding of the asylum-seeking process and the impact this has on well-being.
* A willingness to travel to various locations around the county.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, five years referencing, and an occupational health check. Equity, inclusion, and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve.
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