Specialist advisory teacher job

[Badhairday101]

Not an AIBU, I'd posted in the Staffroom forum but not sure it gets much traffic and wasn't sure where else to put it.

I'm interested in applying for an advisory teacher role with the LA that I have seen advertised.
Has anybody else made the move from SENCO/teacher in a school to this sort of role? If you have would you mind sharing how you have found it? Do you enjoy the job, is there job security, has it made a difference to your work life balance?
I don't want to risk applying and upsetting my current school if it's not going to be the job for me. Also unsure about how secure it will be as this sort of role seems to be the first to go if cuts are being made.

I realise this was posted a while back but just read it. My response may be too late but...I was in this situation and although offered the role found the LA very insular and old boy/girl networkish (if that is a real word). Most of the staff had worked there in every possible capacity over many decades. Distinct lack of fresh blood. There always seemed to be talks of redundancies looming. Not my cup of tea but an experience all the same.

It's a really interesting job - huge learning curve as you work with teachers and schools very different from the ones you have worked in.

It can be lonely at first because you're not in a close team daily, and you can find that without the direct work with children you don't necessarily get the instant job satisfaction that you get in school when things start working - you get very little feedback, either good or bad, because people are a bit guarded with you in schools.

Having said all that, it is collegiate and purposeful and in some ways more idealistic than working in school. It's not as exhausting because you're not on your feet the whole time and you don't have to impose your will on a class.

The biggest downside is working during school holidays but still having to book vacation time outside school terms.

I am glad you are enjoying your new role. Yes the variety certainly made it an exciting position. Congrats to you.