Job Summary This post is only available to all permanent and temporary employees and agency workers currently on assignment within East Dunbartonshire Council. This is a 23 month temporary post which would suit someone with experience of working within school leadership or central teams. The successful employee will require to have completed at least 2 years continuous service with East Dunbartonshire Council following full registration with the GTCS. Are you passionate about transforming the lives of care experienced children and young people? Do you thrive in a role where you can impact on educational outcomes? We’re looking for a dynamic and innovative leader to join our team as a Virtual Service Officer. This role is crucial in supporting the educational of care experienced learners across East Dunbartonshire, ensuring they receive the opportunities and support to succeed. You will have a strong sense of social purpose, with the motivation and urgency to get things done. Understanding the legislative and policy context, you will be creative, flexible and persistent. You will hold the commitment to be driven by the principles of corporate parenting Taking cognisance of The Promise, The Whole Family Wellbeing Fund and Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) the Scottish Government aims to fulfil children’s rights to be raised safely in their own families, for as long as it is needed. The role of the Virtual Service Officer is to work with East Dunbartonshire families, schools, communities, and partner organisations to build capacity and providing seamless and holistic support that is wrapped around their individual needs. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual to take forward key developments in support of the ambitions of The Promise for East Dunbartonshire Council. Informal enquiries regarding these posts should be directed to Nichola Roberts – Quality Improvement Manager ASN and Children’s Services nichola.roberts@eastdunbarton.gov.uk Job Requirement Please note you will be asked to provide the names of two referees when you apply for this post, these are not required You should print off the role profile and Head Teachers report and give them to your Head Teacher for completion. To ensure your application is accepted it is essential that the Head Teacher report is signed by and emailed from the Head Teacher who has completed the report, to the email address below. The report should be in PDF format. It is also important to include the (EAD) reference number of the post on the report form. The report should then be submitted by the Head Teacher who completed your report to: nichola.roberts@eastdunbarton.gov.uk Nichola Roberts Quality Improvement Manager for ASN and Children’s Services FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR HEAD TEACHERS REPORT BEFORE CLOSING DATE WILL RESULT IN YOUR APPLICATION BEING EXCLUDED FROM SHORTLEETING. Charter of Commitment The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows: • Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner. • Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability. • The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form. • We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol. • We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview. • We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks) • We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks. • We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible. PVG / Disclosure Scotland The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment. In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager. Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary. The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.