Education Advisory Teacher

1. As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are.
2. If you want to be valued as a professional, be appreciated at work and contribute to better outcomes for the children and young people connected with TACT, apply now.  
3. We offer fantastic learning and development opportunities for all roles.

Job Title: Education Advisor – North Wales 

Salary: £37,088 per annum (pro rata) + £750 per annum homeworking allowance (pro rata)

Hours & Contract: 14 hours/2 days per week - permanent

Location: Homeworking (but with ability to travel to Rhyl office as needed) 

Closing Date: 25/11/2024

As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. We are a homeworking organisation, and we pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, available from day one, an extensive wellbeing programme and our benefits package, all curated to nurture a healthy work life balance for all our employees so they can give an excellent service to our carers and the young people and children we care for. 

As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest unique projects like TACT Connect, our unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care experienced young people and adults, as well as our expanding TACT Education Service and our new Health Service. All our activities are built on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma informed organisation, in line with our key values and ethos.

TACT achieved 16th place in the UK Best Companies Work For survey results in 2023, with 91% of employees acknowledging that the organisation is run on strong values and principles and 94% stating they feel proud to work for this organisation.  

If you want to be valued as a professional, be appreciated at work and contribute to better outcomes for the children and young people connected with TACT, apply now.  

Overall Duties of the Education Advisor will include: 

• Degree level education or equivalent    
• Professional teaching qualification
• Experience of working in a similar career/role in a school 
• Experience in working with a range of local authority services, including Virtual School, ALN or Social Care 
• Experience of working with Children in Care/Care Experienced Young People 
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team 
• Experience of working in a busy and demanding role 
• Confidence in using all Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, One Drive & SharePoint 
• Experience of using a software system to record and maintain timely records 
• The ability to work to deadlines, with accuracy and flexibility, sometimes dealing with conflicting priorities 
• Familiarity with handling confidential and sensitive information in line with relevant regulations and legislative requirements     
• Excellent communication skills to suit a broad range of professional relationships
• Experience of attending virtual meetings 
• A tendency to think creatively, exhibit resourcefulness, work with enthusiasm, compassion, and commitment     
• Evidence of an understanding and commitment to equalities, diversity, and anti-discriminatory practices 

We are looking for candidates with:     

• Degree level education or equivalent 
• Professional teaching qualification
• Experience of working in a similar career/role in a school 
• Experience in working with a range of local authority services, including Virtual School, ALN or Social Care 
• Experience of working with Children in Care/Care Experienced Young People     
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team 
• Experience of working in a busy and demanding role 
• Confidence in using all Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, One Drive & SharePoint 
• Experience of using a software system to record and maintain timely records 
• The ability to work to deadlines, with accuracy and flexibility, sometimes dealing with conflicting priorities 
• Ability to work within the team and autonomously as needed to manage your time and duties 
• The ability to work creatively and collaboratively to find solutions to a range of educational issues experienced by children and young people.
• Familiarity with handling confidential and sensitive information in line with relevant regulations and legislative requirements     
• Excellent communication skills to suit a broad range of professional relationships
• Experience of attending virtual meetings     
• A tendency to think creatively, exhibit resourcefulness, work with enthusiasm, compassion, and commitment     
• Evidence of an understanding and commitment to equalities, diversity, and anti-discriminatory practices 

TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:     

• 31 days paid holiday plus 8 annual bank holidays.    
• Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours, flexibility around core hours, volunteer days policy).    
• Family friendly policies.    
• Homeworking ‘bundle’ including annual allowance, IT equipment and a loan for home office set up.
• Help@Hand Employee Assistance Programme (including CBT counselling, 24/7 remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, mental health support and second opinions on serious diagnosis).
• An hour a week of live, expert led activities through the Annual Employee wellbeing Programme.
• Menopause Policy and free Menopause Clinician Appointments.
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme (salary sacrifice). 
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities for all roles.
• Whilst being homebased, the Education Advisor will need to travel to the Rhyl office as needed and may also be occasionally required to travel to team meetings, wellbeing days, TACT away days and other in person events across the UK. 
• An Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.     

Closing Date: Monday 25th November 2024 

Interview Date: Wednesday 11th & Thursday 12th December 2024     

Proposed Start Date: 20th January 2025 (depending on candidate availability) 

Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. 

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies, nor the fees associated with them.