Family Support Worker at Longfleet CE Primary School

Dorset Council UK; Poole; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local education authority is seeking a dedicated Family Support Worker to join their team at Longfleet CE Primary School. This role focuses on supporting children and families through various interventions and acts as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leader. The ideal candidate should be passionate, knowledgeable, and ready to foster positive outcomes for the school community. Competitive employment benefits are offered including gym membership and Wellbeing services.

Benefits

Gym membership

Wellbeing services

Lifestyle benefits

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Passionate about helping children and families thrive.
• Knowledgeable and experienced in working with children and families including safeguarding.
• Able to build on existing good practice in the school.
• Demonstrates empathy, sensitivity and resilience.
• Has a good sense of humour.

Responsibilities

• Play an essential role in supporting children and their families.
• Provide early pastoral, attendance, behavioural, EaL and SEND interventions.
• Work in partnership with pupils, families and other agencies.
• Support the overall vision and values of the school.
• Act as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leader.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Sensitivity

Resilience

Job description

Overview

Longfleet CE Primary School is a busy and thriving school, with impressive facilities and resources and a supportive Senior Leadership Team. The school is part of the Coastal Learning Partnership Multi Academy Trust, a vibrant, collaborative Trust of twenty schools working together around shared goals, values and aspirations. As a Church of England school, the successful candidate would be expected to be a role-model for the school’s distinctively Christian ethos.

The school is seeking to appoint a wonderful Family Support Worker to join our dedicated and friendly staff team. As a Family Support Worker, you will play an essential role in supporting our children and their families across the school community. As part of the role, the successful candidate will offer early pastoral, attendance, behavioural, EaL and SEND interventions, preventative support, guidance and advice to improve outcomes for children, young people and families within a school context, through working in partnership with pupils, families and other agencies. You will need to be able to work individually and as part of the Inclusion and Safeguarding teams, to support the overall vision and values of the school. As part of the role you would be a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leader and be the main point of contact at the school for all matters relating to attendance.

We Are Looking For a Family Support Worker Who

• is passionate about helping children and families thrive
• is knowledgeable and experienced in working with children and families including safeguarding
• is able to build on existing good practice in the school
• demonstrates empathy, sensitivity and resilience
• has a good sense of humour and excellent communication skills

In Return For Your Commitment, We Can Offer

• the opportunity to work alongside a dedicated, experienced and friendly team
• significant opportunity to build networks with colleagues from across Coastal Learning Partnership and others
• a wide range of employment benefits, which includes gym membership, Wellbeing services, Lifestyle benefits as well as a cycle to work scheme