Virtual School Service Manager

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage. Organisation Kirklees Directorate Children & Families Service Area Learning & Early Support Hours 37 Number of Jobs 1 Location(s) Based at Civic Centre 3, but predominantly home-working. Position type Permanent Grade Grade 16 Salary £59,353 - £60,391 Advert Wording Do you have high aspirations for young people and want to make a real difference? Are you passionate about supporting the education of our children and young people care experienced? Can you challenge others as a champion for our children and young people in care so that they can overcome any barriers to learning and achieve their potential? Then this is the job for you. The role of the Virtual School Service Manager is to work closely with the Virtual School Headteacher to have oversight of our children and young people in care as though they are in one Virtual School cohort. This includes identifying gaps in provision, working with schools, providers and strategic leads across the council to ensure that appropriate provision is in place to meet their learning needs, monitoring attainment, progress and attendance, and leading the team of Leads and Achievement Coordinators to drive forward this work for all individual young people. You will work closely with partners, including Social Workers and Managers, Headteachers and Designated Teachers to ensure there is an integrated approach to our ways of working with our young people to increase the positive life chances of our young people in care and care leavers. You Will Require Experience in an educational setting. Successful leadership and management experience within a learning setting or local authority. Detailed knowledge of the processes and procedures in place for Children and Young People in Care, for example care planning, review framework, accountability to meet statutory requirements. Understanding the needs of care experienced young people to progress in their learning journey. A comprehensive knowledge of the legislation and national guidance relating to learning and the education and care of care experienced young people. Benefits Our employees are at the very heart of the services we provide to the community, to help us achieve our ambitions, we want the best possible team. In return, we will make sure you are rewarded with a great range of to support you in and out of work. Based at Civic Centre 3, but predominantly home-working. Louise Hallas is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process. We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email:or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We encourage you to read our Closing date 27 September 2026, 11:55 PM Important Information