Family Support & Attendance Advocate

Teaching Vacancies; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to professional development

Employee assistance programme

Competitive terms and conditions

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies in Liverpool is seeking a dedicated Family Support Worker to support attendance and pupil wellbeing across our academy network. You will collaborate with schools, families and external services to identify barriers and provide practical support to keep children engaged in education.

You will travel between Trust academies, conduct home visits where required, and contribute to safeguarding and inclusion initiatives while promoting positive outcomes for pupils and families.

Qualifications

• What skills and experience we're looking for: We are seeking a positive, enthusiastic and compassionate Family Support Worker who shares our commitment to transforming children’s lives through a world-class education.
• You will put the child at the centre of your work, build trusting relationships with families and work alongside academy staff and external services to identify barriers, agree practical support and help pupils engage successfully with school.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Job description

Teaching Vacancies in Liverpool is seeking a dedicated Family Support Worker to support attendance and pupil wellbeing across our academy network. You will collaborate with schools, families and external services to identify barriers and provide practical support to keep children engaged in education.

You will travel between Trust academies, conduct home visits where required, and contribute to safeguarding and inclusion initiatives while promoting positive outcomes for pupils and families.