Contract Type: Temporary until 31/12/2025

Contract Hours: 37 per week, term time only

Salary: NJC Grade F SCP 19-24 £31,067 - £34,314 pro rata, per annum

Closing Date: 10th January 2025 at 12 Noon

This advert is open to both internal and external applicants however, internal applicants will be considered for this role prior to external candidates.

Internal Employees: This role is only being offered as a secondment opportunity. If you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, you must seek your manager’s agreement before formally applying

We wish to recruit an experienced person to work with the Elective Home Education community, specifically with Year 11 and Year 12 students. This post has been established to support and encourage young people in those Year groups into college courses, training and/or employment to avoid them becoming NEET (Not in Employment Education or Training). Close partnership working with Blackpool & Fylde college Engagement Coaches, along with other agencies, is essential in making this programme a success. 

The post includes working with young people who may not have experienced social interaction with professionals and/or peers for some time, limited academic ability and little knowledge of services available to support with post 16 provision. It is the role of the successful candidate to build a rapport with both the young person and parents to overcome barriers to accessing EET.

For informal discussion please contact Ged McNally on ged.mcnally@blackpool.gov.uk 

to view the Job Description.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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