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School-Home Support

2024-09-25 02:34:46

Job location Not Provided, Not Provided, United Kingdom

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: Community & Sport

Job description

Family Support Worker

Location: Haberdashers' Abraham Darby

Hours: 5 days per week term time only - 35 hours per week

Salary: £22,274 - £24,796 per annum

Contract type: Fixed term contract until August 2027

Closing date: 2nd October 2024

Interview dates: Interviews will be held online with second interviews in school the following week.

Please note: We reserve the right to interview candidates prior to the closing date, and as such we encourage you to submit applications early to avoid disappointment.

Our mission at School-Home Support is simple. We get children and young people back in school ready to learn, whatever it takes.

Is this a mission for you? Yes? Then read on.

We are looking for a Family Support Worker to join our team and to make a difference in children's lives every single day. As a Family Support Worker, you will work in close partnership with families and school staff to deliver a programme of casework to promote and improve educational outcomes for the children we support.

You will also focus your support to help improve attendance, punctuality, engagement in learning, improved behaviour in school and the local community as well as improving social and emotional regulation and well-being.

You will have excellent relationship building and communications skills with a proven ability to communicate with a wide group of people.

You ll have previous experience of:

  1. Working and engaging with parents, carers or guardians, children or individuals through individual and/or group-based support
  2. Working in an educational or outreach environment
  3. Working effectively with social and emotional factors affecting a child s capacity to learn
  4. Delivering family support
  5. Working with families from diverse communities

We are committed to maximising staff wellbeing and creating an inclusive, safe environment where everyone feels comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. To find out more about our current initiatives and offerings, please view our EDI & Wellbeing initiatives document which you can find here.

As an employer we offer:

  1. Perkbox membership
  2. Employee assistance programme
  3. Life assurance
  4. Pension scheme

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

School-Home Support takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances. All roles at SHS are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

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