Education Progress Officer in Bidston - CV-Library

Meridian Business Support are working on behalf of an educational establishment on the Wirral in Cheshire.  They require an experienced Education Progress Officer to work in their office 80% office and 20% home based.
Role: Education Progress Officer
Location: Wirral
Pay: £143.00 per day
Start: ASAP - 6 months contract, possible extension
Role: Education Progress Officer 
Main duties

Assist in the maintenance of an accurate and up to date list of children in care and their educational arrangements
Track and monitor the attainments and attendance and school progress of children in Wirral’s care and care leavers through termly contact with schools, designated teachers, and Local Attendance Officers
To monitor the effectiveness of any interventions which address underachievement and make appropriate challenge to remove any barriers to their educational progress
To support social workers to discharge their duty to ensure that there are appropriate educational arrangements in place for young peopleKnowledge & Skills:

An in-depth knowledge of all relevant educational legislation especially in relation to children in care, attendance, exclusions and standards
Evidence of an understanding of the range of difficulties experienced by children in care and how these can impact on their personal learning and the whole school learning environment.
Knowledge of a range of different approaches and strategies that may be appropriate to implement to support children in care in their learning and evidence of successfully implementing them both within the classroom and in a whole school.
Knowledge and understanding of how individual and system factors can influence the educational outcomes of children in care, and strategies that can be successfully used to reduce their impact.
Ability to advise, design and implement appropriate strategies to improve progress of children in care in the classroom.
Ability to challenge, advise and support teaching colleagues in SMART target setting and producing high quality effective personal educational plans to improve the progress of children in care.DESIRABLE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
• Teaching degree or NVQ in teacher support
• Full driving licence.
Interested and feel you have the skills, qualification and passion for young people in care? Then attach your CV (url removed) or call Amanda on (phone number removed) for further info