PEP Transition Worker - Virtual School

This is a Full Time, Fixed Term position for up to one year to cover maternity leave. The virtual school is well aligned with schools; strong partnerships are supporting looked-after children’s educational needs and removing barriers to learning. Regular reviews of personal education plans (PEPS) and effective use of the pupil premium ensure that children are making progress in education.

Do you believe every child deserves the chance to thrive in education? Are you passionate about supporting vulnerable learners to achieve their potential? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Do

• You will ensure that every Child Looked After (CLA) has a meaningful, ambitious Personal Education Plan, attending meetings and shaping SMART targets that make a real difference.
• You’ll guide children and families through key educational transitions, helping them move confidently from one stage to the next.
• Working with schools, carers, social workers and admissions teams, you’ll champion the educational needs of CLA and make sure they access high quality provision.

What You’ll Bring

• A child centred approach
• Strong organisational skills
• The ability to build trust with families and professionals
• A passion for improving outcomes for CLA

Full training and support are provided. Now is an exciting time to join the Virtual School, as we build on our excellent Ofsted inspection result and reshape our service to ensure that we are providing the right support, at the right time, to the most vulnerable children and young people across the city.

ROLE AND PURPOSE

• To ensure that all Children Looked After (CLA) have a robust Personal Education Plan (PEP) with SMART targets through attendance of PEP meetings and adding Virtual School notes to the ePEP.
• To ensure the timely and smooth transition of CLA from one education phase/key stage to another by working with parents/carers, social care, designated teachers, school admissions teams and virtual school workers.
• To promote excellent educational outcomes for CLA.
• To ensure CLA have appropriate educational provision in good or outstanding establishments.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• To promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education, DfE 2014 and Guidance for Safer Working Practice 2022.
• To ensure that all Children Looked After of school age have an effective and up-to-date Personal Education Plan with aspirational, robust and costed targets, clearly identified outcomes and milestones, by arranging and attending PEP meetings with the Designated Teacher and social workers.
• To ensure timely, key data is recorded on the ePEP, analysed and reported back to the Phase Leader to inform reports for multi agencies including the Virtual School SLT, governing body and the wider directorate.
• Follow up any concerns/recommendations following the PEP meeting with appropriate agencies/individuals including children, young people and their parents/carers/social workers ensuring that their individual needs are met and that the focus of child development is maintained.
• To ensure that all discussions and communications are dealt with sensitively ensuring that minimal disruption to children and young people and their education.
• Assisting the Phase Leaders and contributing to the identification of pupils who require an assessment of SEN under the 1996 Education Act by assisting the SEND team in gathering SEND information from schools.
• To act as a challenge to services and schools with appropriate support from their line management structure to ensure that appropriate targets and actions are agreed, reviewed and actions completed.
• To be responsible for the smooth transition of CLA to their next key stage, education institution, HEI, apprenticeship or employment.
• Support for the service: This role has a duty to comply with policies and procedures those specifically relating to safeguarding, data protection and confidentiality, health and safety and has a responsibility in reporting concerns to an appropriate person.
• To work closely with Phase Leaders, Education Coordinators and PEP Advisory Teachers using various tools to assess and support children and young people with SEN ensuring that their specific educational needs are being met.
• The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated legislation places responsibilities for health and safety on Hull City Council, as your employer and you as an employee of the council.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.