Teacher - Virtual Service Outreach - EAD09508

Working within a newly developing Virtual Service, this is an exciting opportunity to work within a team which will offer online and in-person support for a range of children and young people with additional support needs including care experienced learners, those who experience emotional based school avoidance (EBSA). You will be working within a small team of operational education staff.

You will be responsible for delivering educational support in line with key strategic and local priorities, supporting the development of the new Virtual Service and creating innovative learning and teaching approaches in support of learners accessing the service and linking with schools across East Dunbartonshire. You will be part of the wider ASN and Children’s Service, based in Southbank House, Kirkintilloch and you will work across all schools in EDC as well as multiagency working.

You will work with children and young people in community based and school-based settings with a particular emphasis on supporting those who are facing barriers to their learning – namely those learners unable to attend school or engage with learning in a school environment. Previous experience of working with ASN learners, around group work, outreach work and the development of projects is desirable.

Relationships will be key, as an enthusiastic, nurturing and motivated individual you will have a wide knowledge of current national and local developments in working with children and young people with barriers to learning, as well as good relationship skills, excellent communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a team.

WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION NO LATER THAN 21.00 HOURS ON THE CLOSING DATE. 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, prior to the closing date. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN 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. Successful candidates who withdraw their application after the check process has started will be invoiced for the cost of the check. 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.

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