Education Family Support & Attendance Specialist

School-Home Support; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Structured induction

Regular supervision and wellbeing

Job summary

School-Home Support is seeking a Family Support Practitioner to join our team at Woodlands Primary School in Sheffield. You will deliver a programme of casework to promote educational outcomes and focus on attendance, punctuality and engagement in learning.

Based onsite, you will partner with school staff and engage with families from diverse communities, applying safeguarding knowledge to support children and families daily. This is a permanent, term-time role.

Qualifications

• Experience in an education setting to improve school attendance and engagement.
• Engagement with parents/carers, children or individuals through individual and/or group support.
• Knowledge of safeguarding processes and referral routes for safeguarding children.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a programme of casework to promote educational outcomes for children and families.
• Work with school staff to improve attendance, punctuality and engagement in learning.
• Build strong relationships with families and communities to support holistic family needs.

Skills

Relationship-building

Communication

Education setting experience

Attendance improvement

Safeguarding knowledge

Job description

School-Home Support is seeking a Family Support Practitioner to join our team at Woodlands Primary School in Sheffield. You will deliver a programme of casework to promote educational outcomes and focus on attendance, punctuality and engagement in learning.

Based onsite, you will partner with school staff and engage with families from diverse communities, applying safeguarding knowledge to support children and families daily. This is a permanent, term-time role.