EDUCATION ADVISER UASC

Date: 25 Mar 2025
Job Location:Gloucester

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Education Adviser UASC
• Job Location: The Virtual School
• Salary: £32,115 - £35,235 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 08/04/2025
• Job Requisition Number: 10758
• This post is not open to job share

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for someone who wants to support and make a difference with the education for disadvantaged young people and will work with a child centred approach for all the young people we support.

ABOUT US

In return we will offer you:

• Regular formal and informal support.
• Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision.
• Access to relevant training and career progression.
• Annual leave of 25.5 days (pro rata) up to 30.5 days (pro rata) after 5 years employment.
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C’s apply).

For an informal discussion please contact Jane Featherstone 01452 328371 jane.featherstone@gloucestershire.gov.uk

This is a new post in The Virtual School. The Virtual School Team is based in Gloucester but we work throughout the county and support our young people wherever they live with education matters.
We are looking for someone to join us who enjoys team work and being a part of multi-agency working. We are ambitious for all our children in care to make the best possible educational progress . We are looking to recruit someone with a good knowledge of the education system so that our unaccompanied childrens’ education planning is supported , so that they make good progress.
This is an exciting opportunity and we are looking forward to someone new joining our team who share our values and wants the very best outcomes for disadvantaged learners.