Our Values

It’s great to know that you are interested in working with us at Coventry City Council. As a prospective employee, it is important that everyone who works for us is committed to our One Coventry values and shares our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. 

Our Values are:

About the team we are recruiting to

Coventry Virtual School

The Virtual School enables the Local Authority to do ‘all that a good parent would do’ to raise achievement and promote inclusion of looked after children, by encouraging and supporting their educational, social and emotional development.

The virtual school uses a collaborative and multi-agency approach focussed around the child. It has effective relationships with Designated Teachers, Social Care staff and other professionals whose work impacts on the well-being and progress of looked after children.

As an Advisory Teacher, you will be working as part of our well-established Virtual School Team. This team is small, supportive, and welcoming. The role will involve working with colleagues and partners across educational settings, our Virtual School Team and children's social care. You will provide guidance, support and advice on each child making effective decisions about their education, working with the Designated Teachers to ensure regular and meaningful PEP meetings take place, focusing on raising academic achievement and attainment.

What is the job role?

Fulltime permanent

To work with the Virtual School Head and other staff to raise the educational achievement and attainment of looked after children (LAC). The post holder will be primarily responsible for providing support, advice and training to schools and other settings in order to help them improve the quality of provision and raise standards of achievement.

To lead a city wide approach to the development of provision for looked after children within Key Stage 3.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Who are we looking for?

• Have you got what it takes to enable looked after children to achieve academic success and progress?
• Does the sound of joining a friendly,  dynamic service promoting education outcomes appeal to you?
• Would you like to support young people to build bright and stable futures for themselves?

If yes, we have the perfect role for you!

Coventry Virtual School has a duty to promote and drive the educational achievement of children aged 0-25 who are looked after  by them, wherever they live or are educated.

We are seeking to recruit a suitably experienced teacher to improve the educational outcomes for Coventry’s looked after children and young people placed both in Coventry and out of City. You will need to be passionate about improving the education of young people who are in care, with excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills. 

The successful candidate will have considerable experience of raising attainment for vulnerable pupils, this could include those who are care experienced and/or with special educational needs. They will also have experience of teaching Secondary aged pupils.

If you have any questions or for an informal conversation please email Jo.Green@coventry.gov.uk

For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

Interview date: Wednesday 19th October 2022

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 4800 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards & benefits package which includes:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave allowance starting at 27 days and rising to 32 days
• Pay progression through multiple increments
• Opportunity for Salary Match
• An outstanding local government pension scheme
• Great opportunities to develop with access to accredited courses.
• Access to an award-winning Occupational Health Service
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Coventry City Council