Virtual School Education Advisors - Sunley House, Summers Hill Drive, Papworth Everard, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Virtual School Education Advisors - Sunley House, Summers Hill Drive, Papworth Everard, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Our Benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

About the role

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people known to social care? We are seeking 2 Education Advisors to join our dynamic service for a September 1st 2026 start date. The successful candidates will possess a deep understanding of the barriers faced by these children and young people and the impact on their educational outcomes. You will play a crucial role in supporting education settings and local authority services to develop and embed policy and practice which supports improved outcomes for our cohorts, driving preventative initiatives based on emerging trends and patterns. This will also include strengthening the education planning for individual children.

To learn more about our impactful work, listen to our podcast series available on most major platforms called Learn-Aspire-Thrive-Achieve and see the video below:

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact:

Sharon.Waldron@cambridgeshire.gov.uk (Virtual School Assistant Headteacher)

Faye.Maryan-Letch@cambridgeshire.gov.uk (Virtual School Assistant Headteacher)

Shortlisting will take place on Tuesday 19th May 2026, with interviews being held on Thursday 21st May 2026

About you

You will have up to date knowledge of the education system, recent experience of working in a school, Local Authority or virtual school, and a strong understanding of the barriers faced by care experienced children and will offer support and challenge to ensure that educational outcomes are maximised.

You will be familiar with SEND, exclusions, attendance and admissions statutory guidance.

You will be responsible for building relationships and providing support and challenge for key partners including senior leaders in schools to promote inclusion. Specifically, you will work to address concerns around attendance, suspension, exclusion and engagement.

You will be confident at communicating effectively, efficient, organised and be able to work using your own initiative within a wider team.

You must be able to drive and may be expected to travel outside of Cambridgeshire.

About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers