Specialist Officer - LAC and Care Leavers

Specialist Officer - Looked After Children (LAC) and Care Leavers Hours; Full time (37 hours each week, all year-round) Duration; Permanent Salary; £29,455 a year + benefits Location; Working across all of our sites (Dearne Valley College, Rotherham College and North Notts College) in Rotherham and Worksop Apply by: 23/11/2026 About the Role RNN Group is seeking a dedicated, highly organised Looked After Children (LAC) and Care Leavers Specialist Officer to lead our operational statutory duties and multi-agency coordination for care-experienced learners. Serving as the primary operational link between the College, Virtual Schools, Local Authority Social Care teams, and internal curriculum departments, you will ensure statutory obligations under Department for Education (DfE) guidance are rigorously met. This role manages end-to-end statutory casework; including scheduling, chairing, and completing electronic Personal Education Plans (ePEPs), tracking attendance and progress data across local authority portals, and coordinating early interventions for Looked After Children (LAC), Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC), and Care Leavers (CL). Key Responsibilities Statutory Casework and ePEP Management: Coordinate, schedule, chair, and complete statutory ePEPs within statutory timeframes, liaising with social workers, Virtual School Headteachers, foster carers, personal advisers (PAs), and curriculum teams. Portal and Data Systems Management: Navigate and maintain ..... full job details .....