Education Officer

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Tower Hamlets Virtual School as an Education Officer based in the Tower Hamlets and City of London Youth Justice Service.

Working in a busy, multi-agency team, you will be focused on supporting children and young people involved in the Criminal Justice System to reach their full potential, identifying their strengths and working in partnership to find appropriate education, training and employment offers that suit their needs.

This post works across the Youth Justice Service (3 days per week) and the Virtual School for Children in our Care (2 days per week) and has a joint reporting line for casework oversight. The role is to have strategic oversight of the education of all children known to the Youth Justice Service. Where children are in our care, the officer will also be the allocated Virtual School Teacher for the child or support the one already in place. Should there be capacity, the post holder will support children not known to the Youth Justice Service during the 2 days a week Virtual School commitment. This post is supported by the Virtual School Assistant Headteacher.

An information session for this role will be held on Monday 20th July 5-6pm. If you wish to join this, or find out more information about the role, please contact Joe Piper (joe.piper@towerhamlets.gov.uk) or David Cregan (david.cregan@towerhamlets.gov.uk).

Our Benefits

• Competitive salary Grade J £50,175-£53,319

• Local Government Pension Scheme membership.

• Generous annual leave: 29 days, rising to 33 with 5+ years’ service, plus bank holidays and 3 additional days at Christmas.

• Flexible and agile working to support work–life balance.

• Staff money-saving schemes (e.g., rent deposit loans, season ticket loans).

• Learning and development opportunities through our Learning Academy, with clear career development and leadership pathways.