Description internal Please note this vacancy is only available to Birmingham City Council employees Education Adviser Early Years (South) Permanent Grade 4 - £33,366 - £40,476 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review Working 36.5 hours per week We are seeking to appoint a Virtual School Advisor for Early Years and children in care in the South of the city. The work does also cover out of area pre school settings and child care providers All about the role You will be joining us as part of an exciting period of change and development as our service is growing into a new structure and roles. Key areas of responsibility are: To act as an education advocate for a specific cohort of Looked After Children (Early Years aged 2, 3, 4 & 5) receiving education in an Ofsted registered setting, residing both in and out of city. To work in partnership with relevant agencies including Early Years Services in Birmingham and other LA’s (where applicable) to prioritise early years education and support the education and welfare of our early years children To actively develop strategies and programmes of support to improve the attainment of early years children and to support the social, Emotional and mental health development for children in care including attachment and trauma informed practice in our early years settings so they can effectively support children in care To coordinate effective education planning for pre-school children in care and ensuring good transition into Key Stage 1, supporting schools to maintain the progress they have made and address any gaps in learning To oversee and quality assure the termly Personal Education Plan process to ensure the child benefits from focused targets and use of Early Years Pupil Premium for children in the care of Birmingham; and contribute to the implementation, monitoring and review of other plans such as EHCP with multi agency partners to meet the assessed needs of the young person in care or previously in care Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. As such, applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. For any informal enquires please contact: Naomi Molesworth, Team manager, Naomi.molesworth@birmingham.gov.uk We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Job Description and Person Specification We strive to advertise all roles for a minimum of two weeks. However, due to high application volumes vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline. We encourage you to submit your application without delay to ensure consideration.