Family Support Advisor

The Methodist Church in Britain; Hampstead; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School is seeking a part-time Family Support Advisor to work with vulnerable children and their families, removing barriers to learning and coordinating multi-agency support across the school.

The role involves signposting services, leading multi-agency meetings, delivering interventions and safeguarding training, and acting as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead when required.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of support services and safeguarding procedures.
• Confidence signposting and coordinating multi-agency support.
• Confidence leading multi-agency meetings.
• Familiarity with Rights For Children.
• Confidence delivering safeguarding training to colleagues.
• Skill in building relationships with children, parents and staff at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Support vulnerable children and families to remove barriers to learning across the school.
• Signpost and coordinate multi-agency support so parents can help raise attainment and achievement.
• Lead multi-agency meetings.
• Deliver interventions with children.
• Deliver safeguarding training to colleagues.
• Act as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead if required.
• Build relationships with children, parents and staff at all levels, advocating a relational approach.
• Work with the school team to improve attendance.

Skills

Safeguarding procedures

Signposting

Multi-agency meetings

Relationship building

Attendance improvement

Child and family support

Job description

A Family Support Advisor post at Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School, working with vulnerable children and their families to remove barriers to learning. The work covers coordinating multi-agency support, leading multi-agency meetings and delivering interventions with children, with a role in improving attendance. It is a part-time, term-time post of 6.5 hours a week, one day in school, plus two extra days across the year. Sponsorship is not available, and an enhanced DBS check is required.

What the job involves

• Support vulnerable children and their families to remove barriers to learning across the school
• Signpost and coordinate multi-agency support so parents can help raise attainment and achievement
• Lead multi-agency meetings
• Deliver interventions with children
• Deliver safeguarding training to colleagues
• Act as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead if required
• Build relationships with children, parents and staff at all levels, advocating a relational approach
• Work with the school team to improve attendance

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent knowledge of support services and safeguarding procedures
• Confidence signposting and coordinating multi-agency support
• Confidence leading multi-agency meetings
• Familiarity with Rights For Children
• Confidence delivering safeguarding training to colleagues
• Skill in building relationships with children, parents and staff at all levels

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Eligibility to work in the UK with no restrictions, with proof of right to work at interview
• Online search for shortlisted applicants

Other

• Not fazed by the daily challenge and variety of a busy primary school