Virtual School Tutor English in Leicester

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Part Time and Term Time / 22.5 Hours Per Week / Permanent

Play a key role in supporting looked after children and young people to achieve their potential. The Virtual School for Looked After Children oversees the learning and progress of Leicester’s looked after children and young people, wherever they are placed. Looked after children and young people tend to do less well at school than their non looked after peers and therefore, we aim to close the attainment gap and remove any barriers to learning.

The Virtual School Team has 20 members of staff in a range of roles to oversee the education of looked after children and young people. We ensure our young people all have access to full time education, whilst supporting the delivery of the key priorities of the Virtual School for Looked After Children. You’ll be based at New Parks House however you’ll be required to travel across the city and local area. This is a full-time, term-time, permanent post, working 22.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year. You’ll work during term time and school inset days; occasionally, you may need to attend events outside of usual office hours.

What you’ll be doing

• You’ll be allocated a caseload of young people aged from 5 to 18 who need further focussed teaching to help them to catch up or to cover learning gaps that have been identified as a barrier to progress.
• Working in collaboration with and supported by other members of the team, you may be required to teach any subject, at any level.
• Using data intelligently, you’ll monitor, track, intervene and support the progress of our looked after children and young people.
• Leicester City Virtual School are proud to have our own exam centre, meaning that we can put learners through Entry Level and Functional Skills qualifications in maths and English.
• Additionally, you may be required to attend and participate in multi-agency and PEP meetings.
• Furthermore, you’ll support the work of social workers and other colleagues by offering advice on educational matters and the PEP process.

What you’ll need

• You’ll be qualified to teach primary or secondary aged children and young people, with recent experience teaching in a primary or secondary school.
• With a good understanding of the impact of trauma and attachment, you’ll be able to work with carers, Social Workers, and school staff to find appropriate and creative solutions and strategies to raise educational attainment.
• You’ll be able to forge positive working relationships with young people who can be challenging.
• Resilient and with a good sense of humour, you’ll be able to adopt a nurturing and can-do attitude towards the young people and their progress.
• This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
• The ability to drive and have access to a car to travel between tuition sessions is necessary.

What we can offer you

• As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Childcare vouchers.
• Discounts on city buses and trains.
• Help with relocation to Leicester, where appropriate.

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible.

To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page. For an informal discussion about this post, please contact either Kevin Kinsella, Virtual School Deputy Head via email to kevin.kinsella@leicester.gov.uk or Elizabeth Brook, Lead Officer: Elizabeth.brook@leicester.gov.uk.