Family Support Worker

North East Combined Authority; Hexham; Remote; GBP 14,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Hexham Priory School is seeking a dedicated Family Support Worker to support pupils and families, aiming to improve attendance and ensure children access the best provision. You will work with parents and professionals to provide practical help and signposting, while maintaining confidentiality and safeguarding practices.

This 0.6 FTE role (21 hours/week) is term-time only plus 3 training days, with flexible working days. The position focuses on partnership-building and reducing social isolation.

Responsibilities

• To engage with parents to form strong partnerships.
• To engage with families who find it difficult to access the services they need.
• To provide a range of support services to families to reduce social isolation.
• Supporting all families to ensure that their children have high attendance.
• Providing identified families with direct advice and support, signposting to further support, and being the school link within Team Around the Family groups.
• Liaise with other professionals, agencies and colleagues involved to ensure assessed needs are met within the agreed plans for the child and their carers.
• Organise and facilitate monthly family coffee mornings.
• To keep up to date with resources and support services available and research good practice in the family support field and attend up-to-date and appropriate training.
• To work with parents to overcome barriers to learning for their child and broker access to specialist and targeted support services where they would otherwise not have access.
• To keep written records of work undertaken in accordance with policies and provide written reports as required.
• To provide opportunities for parents to have a voice.
• Undertake training or personal developments appropriate to your post as identified by your line manager.
• Effectively model the standards of behaviour expected.
• Respect the confidentiality of matters relating to learners and other members of staff. The post holder must be aware of and comply with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations.
• Comply with the schools Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Job description

Family Support Worker NJC 9 £27,254 (pro rata)

Actual Salary: £13,501.77 to £13,941.69

0.6 FTE- working days (8:30am – 4:00pm) 21 hours per week Term Time only plus 3 training days. Working days can be negotiated.

At Hexham Priory School, we ‘never underestimate a child’s ability’. We are looking for an individual who, within the role of Family Support Worker, would be passionate and dedicated to the aim of all children accessing the best level of provision and support possible, which will enable them to be happy, healthy, successful and ready for the next stage in their lives.

Within this role, the appointed person will have the knowledge and skills to provide practical help to families to make significant and sustained changes that will positively impact upon the children of our school.

Job Purpose:

The purpose of the role is to support the Head Teacher in providing a holistic approach to the welfare and safeguarding of pupils and their families. To ensure pupils achieve their potential within the education setting and access social opportunities and appropriate support.

Job Description:

• To engage with parents to form strong partnerships.
• To engage with families who find it difficult to access the services they need.
• To provide a range of support services to families to reduce social isolation.
• Supporting all families to ensure that their children have high attendance.
• Providing identified families with direct advice and support, signposting to further support, and being the school link within Team Around the Family groups.
• Liaise with other professionals, agencies and colleagues involved to ensure assessed needs are met within the agreed plans for the child and their carers.
• Organise and facilitate monthly family coffee mornings.
• To keep up to date with resources and support services available and research good practice in the family support field and attend up-to-date and appropriate training.
• To work with parents to overcome barriers to learning for their child and broker access to specialist and targeted support services where they would otherwise not have access.
• To keep written records of work undertaken in accordance with policies and provide written reports as required.
• To provide opportunities for parents to have a voice.
• Undertake training or personal developments appropriate to your post as identified by your line manager.
• Effectively model the standards of behaviour expected.
• Respect the confidentiality of matters relating to learners and other members of staff. The post holder must be aware of and comply with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations.
• Comply with the schools Health and Safety policies and procedures.