Education Support Officer (Inclusion & Wellbeing)

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Education Support Officer (Inclusion & Wellbeing)
Based in Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street EH8 8BG with an expectation that the successful candidate would travel to schools and Early Years Settings around Edinburgh as required. An element of working from home is also possible with this post.

Salary: £53,997 - £58,314
Hours: 35 per week (part time applications will be considered)

The Education Support Officer will work across the local authority to develop, implement and deliver on the policies, procedures and practice that support the inclusion and wellbeing of all Edinburgh’s children and young people in education.

Key national policy areas include the presumption of mainstream (2000), the Additional Support for Learning Act (2009), Equality Act (2010), Carer’s (Scotland) Act 2016, getting it right for every child (GIRFEC), the Promise and corporate parenting duties, Child Protection, Safeguarding and PREVENT.

The post holder will work collaboratively with others including children, young people and families, schools, third sector partners and key agencies such as Social Work, Police and NHS. They will support the development of policies and procedures, curriculum, learning and teaching, quality assurance, professional learning, use of data for improvement on all matters pertaining to inclusion and wellbeing. They will assist in the implementation and monitoring of legislation, regulations, and policies to ensure compliance with Additional Support for Learning (2009) legislation and associated entitlements. They will support the development of self-evaluation, quality assurance and performance indicators to ensure that all children and young people in the City of Edinburgh Council are supported to be present, participating, achieving in their education.

This is a 52 week contract where the successful candidate will be entitled to take annual leave throughout the year, rather than taking the school holidays.

An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.  Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

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