About the Role

‘Awena' – Cornwall Virtual School for Children In Care (CiC), Children with a Social Worker and Previously Looked After Children (PLAC), is a statutory service in the Local Authority focused on improving the education, educational outcomes and aspirations of vulnerable children. We are a cross-phase school with our learners ranging from 2 to 18 years (up to 25 years for advice and guidance), with the majority of our learners attending an actual school/education setting. We are part of the Council Corporate Parenting for CiC and work across Together for Families.

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

Whilst the location/work-base for this role may have been specified our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g., from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. We will consider applications from those wishing to work on a term-time only basis, the advertised salary amount would then be a pro-rata amount. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options.

This is a 1-year fixed term contract.

For any queries about this role, please contact Emma Phillips ,Head of Awena Virtual School - emma.phillips@cornwall.gov.uk

About you

We are seeking a team member who works with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, and who has an interest in how information and data can be utilised to target timely support for vulnerable children. This is a role requiring specific knowledge and experience of working with data applications for analysis and presentation.

The successful candidate will have a personable yet professional manner when dealing directly with schools, alternative providers, social workers and other Cornwall Council teams.

If you are interested in this role, and you have the relevant experience and qualifications, we would love to hear from you!

How To Apply

Please click on the ‘Apply for Job’ link to open a new page and complete and application form. (If it does not work, please ensure you have pop-ups enabled)

Your application will need to demonstrate how you meet the required criteria on the role profile marked ‘application form'. Please view the role profile here . Please ensure you answer all the pre-screening questions in full, within the application form. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process

Please be advised that for this role we are accepting uploaded supporting statements and/or CVs to support your online application.

About us

Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Find out about working and volunteering for us.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.

Cornwall Council is registered to sponsor individuals that are appointed into eligible positions. A list of eligible positions can be found here Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Further information about applying for a UK visa can be found here.