A vacancy has arisen within the Virtual School's Relational and Restorative Practice team working primarily across the Newcastle and Moorlands districts, but with expected travel across the whole county.

The post is fixed term in the first instance and you will join a team of enthusiastic advisors who are supporting education settings and wider professionals across the county.

This is an exciting role which is developing work across the county in a variety of disciplines, including education settings and Children and Families colleagues. If you are keen to shape change and work in an innovative team, this job might be for you!

There are 4 main strands of work. These are:

1. Solution circles - offering information, advice and guidance when schools are stuck and struggling to know what to try next with individual children and young people.
2. Restorative Conferences - these are used following a significant incident or where there has been conflict and relationships have broken down
3. Student Ambassador training and support - this involves developing groups of children and young people to lead the way in their schools, supporting a relational and restorative approach
4. A training offer for schools looking to develop their knowledge and practice to make their school more trauma informed, attachment aware and relational in their approach

This job will also involve establishing and leading networks of practitioners from schools, local authorities and external agencies to develop a relational approach of working with children and families.

You'll need to:

• Be an experienced practitioner working with children and young people, who has a developed level of skill and knowledge around relational and restorative approaches
• Have an understanding of the barriers faced by vulnerable children and young people in education and be able to use this understanding to support schools
• Be a confident communicator who can facilitate meetings and advocate for children and young people

As you will be expected to work in-person across the whole county, it is desirable that you have a full driving licence and use of a car.

If you would like to have an informal chat about the role please contact lisa.wood1@staffordshire.gov.uk 

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. 

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. 

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.