Virtual School Coordinator

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Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About the role

The role is a Virtual School Coordinator.  

Who we are and the role: 

The Virtual School is a team of experienced teachers and dedicated educational professionals. We promote and support the educational attainment and progress of Northamptonshire's children in care and children previously in care. 

The successful Virtual School Coordinator will be working within a small team inside the Virtual School called the VS Enablers. 

This is an important role within the Virtual School, providing high-quality administrative support and acting as a key point of contact for professionals, schools, carers and other stakeholders seeking advice and support. The postholder will be responsible for maintaining and managing the flow of information into the Virtual School, ensuring that data is accurate, up to date and available to support effective decision-making, statutory processes and performance reporting. The role plays a vital part in supporting the day-to-day operation of the Virtual School and ensuring that children and young people receive timely and effective educational support.

The successful candidate will take a lead role in maintaining and developing the systems that underpin the work of the Virtual School, including the electronic Personal Education Plan (ePEP) system, attendance and suspension monitoring processes, and the administration and tracking of Pupil Premium Plus funding. The role also involves the effective use of Microsoft 365 applications, including Teams, Power BI and associated reporting systems, to support data analysis, performance monitoring and service improvement. Working closely with the Virtual School Senior Co-ordinator and Performance Analyst, the postholder will contribute to the development of reports and processes.

Where you will be working: 

The VS Enablers’ working pattern in the week includes working from home and some days working from our office at ONE Angel Square, Northampton. The successful Virtual School Coordinator would work the same pattern as the other VS Enablers.

Next steps: 

If you like what you have read and want to know more about the role then please contact Daniel Holloway on 07500918869 or email daniel.holloway@northnorthants.gov.uk or Paul Andrews on 01536 534494 or email paul.andrews@northnorthants.gov.uk  

Closing date for applications (we do not accept CVs) is 12’noon, TBC. 

Provisional interview date will be the Thursday 12^th November 2026.

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Customer-focused
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Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

Disability Confident Employer

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.  

Our Employment and Disability Service provides bespoke support to individuals facing barriers to employment, helping them work towards their goals to start, stay and succeed in employment. For further information please click here The Employment and Disability Service (EADS) | North Northamptonshire Council

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Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)