Education Advisor

🔒 Confidential Employer

Posted 6 May 2026

LOCATION

Edinburgh

TYPE

Part-time

LEVEL

Mid-Senior level

SALARY

£31,003 / year

SKILLS

Education Advisory Caseload Management Training Delivery Database Management Communication Skills Stakeholder Collaboration Project Coordination Reporting

FULL DESCRIPTION

Education Advisor, Edinburgh, £31,003.00

Employment Type: Part Time, Permanent | Location: Edinburgh | Work Style: Hybrid

Job Profile

JOB TITLE: Education Advisor - Scotland

RESPONSIBLE TO: Kinship Services Manager

HOURS OF WORK: 28 Hours per week (some weekend and evening work may be required)

LOCATION: Hybrid working with expectation of attendance at Edinburgh office with some expectation of reasonable travel

DURATION: Permanent

SALARY / GRADE: 4.4 £31,003 FTE, 28 hour Pro Rata

Key Working Relationships

Kinship Services Manager and Lead Education Advisor – Scotland
Education professionals across Scotland
Care experienced families (kinship, adoptive and long term fostering community) in Scotland
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Scotland and other nations colleagues
Local Authorities in Scotland and external commissioners
The Promise, Scottish Government, volunteer sector organisations

Purpose of the Role

To offer front line education advisory support service to kinship, adoptive and foster families and professionals seeking support and advice about education services for care experienced children.
To lead the development and delivery of education training to professionals across Scotland and actively support [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] lobbying and campaigning efforts on education matters.
To develop, coordinate and support delivery and administration of an education support group (online or in person) to the care experience community youth and family.
To work alongside our youth service provision ensuring the voices of young people are centred in resource development and delivery, supporting development of education and employability support.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Work closely with education advisor lead in delivering education support service to families and professionals.
Manage own caseloads, monitor and review progress at regular education meetings using established tools. Ensure tracking and recording on [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] system database and Sharepoint.
Develop, promote and deliver Education training for professionals across Scotland. Including supporting the development and delivery of Education elements of training in other [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] teams and development of commissioned projects e.g. care experience week lessons, resources and training for Education Scotland
Responsible for administrative tasks relating to service delivery
Respond appropriately to enquiries via email, telephone or in person, referring on to other services and ensure accurate and appropriate recording and tracking of all enquires are maintained using appropriate database systems.
Contribute and assist in development of education specific projects to improve service delivery (i.e. education peer support group or young person support group)
Support manager in monitoring and reporting of service delivery
Contribute and assist in the development, design and planning of promotional resources and information materials and factsheets.
Attend relevant national meetings, conferences, training events, networking and development opportunities to promote [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] services
Collaborate, liaise with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Scotland and [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] organisation in the delivery and participation of specific events and activities relating to the delivery of Education services for [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] services.