Job Description

How you'll make a difference:
As an Education Engagement Worker, you will work with young people and their families to support them to build positive family and peer relationships so they can thrive in their adolescent years and in their transition to adulthood.
Working within the Young Peoples Support team and in a project called the Education Inclusion Project, you will deliver targeted intervention and support packages for young people who may be facing exclusion from school or managed move due to reasons associated with youth violence, exploitation or other vulnerabilities. What you will be doing:

• You are responsible for providing direct intervention packages on a one-to-one basis with children, young people and families, some of whom will have a range of problems and challenges.
• It will be your responsibility to represent and support the needs of the young person you are working with, providing regular reports to share with schools and any education panels.
• Where required, you will provide mediation, advice and guidance between the young person and/or family and the school.
• It will be key for you to ensure that records and reports are maintained in accordance with service guidelines.

What we need from you:

• We require you to hold an NVQ3 in play work, youth work, teaching or equivalent relevant qualification or be working towards an appropriate qualification related to the provision of services to children and young people.
• You will have relevant experience of working in a similar service area with children, young people or families requiring additional support.
• It is essential you have good report writing skills and be able to carry out risk assessments.
• Due to the nature of the role, you must be able to demonstrate strong relationship building skills with hard to engage young people.
• It is essential that you can demonstrate knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practice relating to children and young people's services.

What you need to know:

• This is a limited term contract, ending 31st March 2027.
• Please note that due to the nature of this role, it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained.
• This role is hybrid, with a mixture of working at our office in Patchway Police Station, Patchway and from home.

Interviews will be held on Monday 1st December 2025. How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different:

• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
• We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives, and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.
• We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
• We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.
• We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.
We're making a difference, be part of it!
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