Family Engagement Officer

Bridgend County Borough Council; Cefn Cribwr; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

Llangewydd Junior School in Bridgend is seeking a part-time Family Engagement Officer to support families and pupils through learning, health and wellbeing activities. You will build partnerships with parents, carers and professionals, monitor attendance and undertake home visits to address barriers to learning.

The role requires greeting customers in Welsh and a DBS check, with a driving licence desirable.

Qualifications

• Experience in family engagement or working with children and families is desirable.
• Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively with schools and external agencies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a family engagement and learning programme for learning, health and wellbeing.
• Work with targeted families to strengthen engagement with learning, school and community.
• Build partnerships with parents, carers, community organisations and professional services.
• Monitor attendance, identify barriers to engagement and implement interventions.
• Undertake home visits to support families and address attendance concerns.
• Collaborate with external organisations to provide interventions and opportunities.
• Monitor and evaluate activities to meet grant funding requirements and measures.
• Contribute to wider school initiatives to mitigate child poverty and improve outcomes.

Job description

The Governing Body are seeking to appoint a Family Engagement Officer, who is reliable, creative and flexible, committed to supporting the families and pupils within our school.

• Develop and deliver a family engagement and learning programme, including parent/carer forums, support groups, workshops and activities that promote learning, health and wellbeing.
• Work directly with targeted families to strengthen engagement with learning, the school and wider community, helping to reduce the impact of poverty and disadvantage on educational attainment.
• Build effective partnerships with parents, carers, community organisations and professional agencies, including Social Services, Educational Psychology and Welfare Services, to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families.
• Monitor and track attendance, identify barriers to engagement, undertake regular reviews and implement appropriate interventions to prevent disengagement.
• Undertake home visits where required to support families, strengthen engagement and address attendance concerns.
• Work collaboratively with external organisations to facilitate appropriate interventions, strategies and opportunities to develop personal and family skills.
• Monitor and evaluate activities to ensure they meet grant funding requirements and performance measures.
• Contribute to wider school initiatives and activities that mitigate the effects of child poverty and improve educational outcomes.

At Llangewydd Juniors we are committed to high quality professional development and can offer friendly, enthusiastic, happy learners who will challenge your thinking. We are committed to staff well-being and will provide a supportive working environment for all.

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

An Enhanced with Childrens Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.

Salary: £13,331 - £13,770 per annum

19.5 hours per week

Temporary - one year

Term Time

Llangewydd Junior School is situated in Bridgend and part of the Bryntirion Cluster of schools. There are 341 pupils on roll aged between seven and eleven years. The school has 12 mainstream classes and 3 ALN classes.