Salary: £15,921.60 pro rata to £26,536 for 21.6 hours per week.
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 21.6 hours per week, 3 days per week
Directorate: Specliast ChldrChildren'sice
Service: Looked after Children

About the Role
The Culture 4 Keeps Coordinator focuses on providing a cultural entitlement for children in the care of the local authority. 

We are seeking a dedicated professional, interested in working with young people, the arts and culture more broadly, who will plan and co-ordinate exciting opportunities for children to participate in activities all year round, after school, at weekends and in the holiday periods. 

The post holder will be a good communicator who can work with young people to develop individual cultural programmes tailored to children’s different needs and interests. The Culture 4 Keeps Co-ordinator will ensure that participation is sustained and that outcomes for Children Looked after are achieved.

About us
We have been up and running for four years, and in that time we have established a reputation as one of the leading children’s services providers in the country. We are one of the Department for Education’s eight ‘Partners in Practice’, tasked with leading improvement across the sector. 

About you
The successful candidate will champion the needs of all children looked after and leaving care, including those living out of borough and with special needs. The post holder will have strong networking skills, be skilled at working in partnership, in addition to being able to multi-task and problem-solve in a busy working environment. 

In return, we will offer you high quality support and development opportunities. Our learning and development offer was highlighted as a key strength by the judging panel when they named us Social Work Employer of the Year in 2016.

Benefit of working for Achieving for Children
As a social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Kingston, Richmond and Windsor & Maidenhead), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. We offer a range of excellent staff benefits, including generous annual leave entitlements, cycle to work scheme, annual season ticket loan, childcare vouchers, and discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres and much more.

The successful candidate will have access to:

• Excellent learning and development opportunities and schemes of support 
• A competitive and desirable retention package (to include generous local government pension scheme)
• Retention of continuous service benefits, for those moving from a local government post 
• A clear progression path when key qualification milestones are reached
• Tools and models to support , including Signs of Safety
• Reflective supervision from an experienced management team

If you would like to find out more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Kuhan Valleekanthan, Head of Looked After Chldren Team, Kuhan Valleekanthan@achievingforchildren.org.uk for an informal discussion.

You will find out more about our organisation at https://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk


How to apply
Before applying please refer to the role profile and ensure you meet the essential criteria. You will then need to complete the online application, adding a supporting statement addressing how you meet the criteria outlined on the role profile. Some of our positions require CV only.

Achieving for Children is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

All candidates will be required to undertake a Criminal Record Check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. However, should you not declare an offence that is subsequently revealed, e.g. through the DBS check, then this may place your appointment in jeopardy.

Closing date 30th June 2018