Family Support & Attendance Advocate (Term-Time)

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 and training

Job summary

School-Home Support seeks a Family Support Practitioner based at Woodlands Primary School in Sheffield to deliver casework that promotes educational outcomes for children and families. The role focuses on improving attendance, punctuality and engagement in learning, working closely with school staff.

The successful candidate will have strong relationship-building and communication skills, experience in education settings, and an ability to engage with parents, carers and children from diverse

Qualifications

• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills.
• Experience in education setting or similar to improve attendance and engagement in learning.
• Experience engaging with parents/carers, children or individuals through individual and/or group-based support.
• Understanding factors affecting a child’s capacity to learn.
• Experience working with families from diverse communities.
• Knowledge of safeguarding processes and referral routes for safeguarding children.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a programme of casework to promote and improve educational outcomes for children and families.
• Focus support on improving attendance, punctuality and engagement in learning.
• Work in close partnership with school staff to deliver the programme.
• Maintain safeguarding practices and refer concerns as required.

Skills

Relationship-building

Communication skills

Attendance improvement

Job description

School-Home Support seeks a Family Support Practitioner based at Woodlands Primary School in Sheffield to deliver casework that promotes educational outcomes for children and families. The role focuses on improving attendance, punctuality and engagement in learning, working closely with school staff.

The successful candidate will have strong relationship-building and communication skills, experience in education settings, and an ability to engage with parents, carers and children from diverse