Family & Attendance Support Specialist

St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust; West Kirby; Presencial; GBP 23.000 - 29.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Access to extensive professional dev​–

An employee assistance programme

Competitive terms and conditions of em

The opportunity to work collaborativ​e

Descripción de la vacante

St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust seeks a dedicated Family Support Worker to help improve pupil attendance and wellbeing across our network of schools. You will work with families and academy staff to identify barriers, agree practical support, and coordinate timely interventions to keep children engaged in education.

You will travel between Trust academies, contribute to safeguarding and inclusion strategies, and participate in ongoing professional development.

Formación

• Are you passionate about helping children and families overcome barriers to education?
• Do you have experience of working directly with children, young people and vulnerable families?
• Can you build trusting, respectful relationships while maintaining clear professional boundaries?
• Are you confident in identifying needs, agreeing support plans and reviewing progress with families and professionals?
• Can you work sensitively and persistently with families where attendance, punctuality or engagement is a concern?
• Do you understand safeguarding responsibilities and know when and how to escalate concerns?
• Are you an effective communicator who can organise a varied caseload, keep accurate records and work both independently and as part of a team?

Responsabilidades

• Support schools and families to improve attendance, particularly for children who are persistently absent, severely absent or at risk of becoming persistently absent.
• Coordinate attendance-focused work with school leaders, attendance teams and relevant partners to identify barriers, agree responsibilities and review progress.
• Support the development, implementation and review of attendance action plans for children and families.
• Assist in reintegration planning following suspension, periods of absence, alternative provision placements or other significant educational disruption.
• Promote positive engagement in education, supporting children and young people to access their full educational entitlement and improve life chances.
• Contribute to strategies which reduce the risk of suspension, exclusion and disengagement from education.
• Support children and families with identified or emerging special educational needs and disabilities to access appropriate support and services.
• Work collaboratively with SENDCOs, educational psychologists, health professionals and other agencies to improve outcomes for children with additional needs.
• Promote inclusive practice and advocate for reasonable adjustments that support children's educational, social and emotional development.
• Develop an understanding of the SEND Code of Practice and the graduated approach to meeting children's needs.
• Support families to engage positively with statutory assessment, Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) processes and review arrangements where appropriate.
• Measure and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions through the use of outcome-based planning and review processes.
• Maintain evidence of progress and impact against agreed objectives and statutory reporting requirements.
• Analyse information relating to attendance, safeguarding, educational engagement, wellbeing and family functioning to inform decision-making.
• Contribute to quality assurance activities, audits and service evaluations to ensure continuous improvement.
• Produce timely, evidence-based reports that show progress against agreed objectives, demonstrate the impact of interventions and meet statutory and Trust reporting requirements.
• Undertake home visits and community-based work in accordance with Trust lone-working procedures and risk management protocols.
• Complete dynamic risk assessments before and during visits and take appropriate action to safeguard self and others.
• Report incidents, concerns or emerging risks promptly through agreed procedures.

Descripción del empleo

St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust seeks a dedicated Family Support Worker to help improve pupil attendance and wellbeing across our network of schools. You will work with families and academy staff to identify barriers, agree practical support, and coordinate timely interventions to keep children engaged in education.

You will travel between Trust academies, contribute to safeguarding and inclusion strategies, and participate in ongoing professional development.