Home-school link & inclusion worker

Teaching Vacancies; Woodstock; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Bladon C of E Primary School is seeking a compassionate Home-School Link & Inclusion Worker to work 18 hours per week term time, supporting pupils and families through practical and pastoral help. The role involves building strong relationships with children and carers, coordinating with external agencies, and contributing to safeguarding and wellbeing initiatives.

The post emphasizes inclusion, professional judgement, and collaboration, with flexible hours to meet school and family needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in family support, SEND, Early Help/TAF, education, social care, safeguarding, pastoral work or a related field would be valuable.
• Training can be provided for specific processes, but strong relational skills and professional judgement are essential.

Responsibilities

• building strong, trusting relationships with pupils, parents and carers
• providing practical and pastoral support to families experiencing difficulties
• completing Strengths and Needs assessments and helping families identify appropriate support
• contributing to Team Around the Family (TAF) work
• attending and contributing to CIN and other multi-agency meetings under the direction of the DSL
• home visits and liaison with external professionals and agencies
• supporting pupils accessing alternative provision, including communication, record keeping, visits and due-diligence activity
• supporting attendance, engagement and wellbeing for vulnerable pupils
• delivering selected individual and small-group interventions
• supporting mental health and wellbeing work alongside our ELSA
• maintaining clear, accurate and confidential records
• being a consistent, approachable link between home and school
• communicates naturally and sensitively with primary-aged children, adapting language and approach so children feel comfortable asking for help

Skills

Relationship building

Pastoral support

Multi-agency liaison

Child safeguarding knowledge

Organisational skills

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

A ROLE BUILT AROUND RELATIONSHIPS Could you be the person who helps make sure no child or family is left on the edges?

At Bladon C of E Primary School, relationships matter. We are a small, caring Church of England primary school where children are known as individuals and where strong relationships with families are central to helping children flourish.

We are looking for a compassionate, approachable and capable Home-School Link & Inclusion Worker to join our team for 18 hours each week term time only (There is flexibility in how hours are arranged, subject to the needs of the school and the children and families being supported). This is a varied and important role, combining family support, pastoral and inclusion work, multi-agency liaison and targeted support for pupils.

What might a day look like?

You might support a child with their emotional wellbeing, meet with a parent who is finding things difficult, complete a Strengths and Needs assessment, visit a family at home, liaise with an alternative provision, contribute to a TAF or CIN meeting and run a targeted intervention with a small group of pupils. You might also be the person who helps a family access the right support or helps a child re-engage with school after a difficult period.

At the heart of all of it is one thing: relationships. We need someone who can build trust with children and families - including when engagement is difficult - while also being able to have sensitive, honest and sometimes challenging conversations.

The role includes

• building strong, trusting relationships with pupils, parents and carers
• providing practical and pastoral support to families experiencing difficulties
• completing Strengths and Needs assessments and helping families identify appropriate support
• contributing to, and where appropriate coordinating, Team Around the Family (TAF) work
• attending and contributing to Child in Need (CIN) and other multi-agency meetings under the direction of the DSL
• home visits and liaison with external professionals and agencies
• supporting pupils accessing alternative provision, including communication, record keeping, visits and due-diligence activity
• supporting attendance, engagement and wellbeing for vulnerable pupils
• delivering selected individual and small-group interventions
• supporting mental health and wellbeing work alongside our ELSA
• maintaining clear, accurate and confidential records
• being a consistent, approachable link between home and school
• communicates naturally and sensitively with primary-aged children, adapting their language and approach so that children feel comfortable, listened to and confident asking for help

The person we are looking for

• builds relationships without judgement
• listens carefully and helps people feel heard
• can have difficult conversations with kindness, clarity and courage
• understands that support sometimes means walking alongside a family and sometimes means appropriate challenge
• is organised, reliable and follows actions through
• works independently while knowing when to seek advice or elevate a concern
• understands safeguarding, confidentiality and accurate record keeping
• works positively with children, families, school staff and external professionals
• is deeply committed to inclusion and to helping every child flourish

Experience in family support, SEND, Early Help/TAF, education, social care, safeguarding, pastoral work or a related field would be particularly valuable. Training can be provided for specific processes, but strong relational skills and professional judgement are essential.

What the school offers its staff

As a small school, we know our children and families well and work closely as a team. You will have the opportunity to build strong relationships across the school and to make a visible difference to individual children and families. We value professional judgement, collaboration and a willingness to ask questions and seek support when needed.

Our vision is Rooted in faith, growing in wisdom, shining in life. Our values of friendship, resilience, respect, equity, compassion and responsibility shape the way we work with children, families and one another.

This role embodies those values. Equity means noticing the barriers a child or family may be facing and helping them access what they need to flourish.

Further details about the role

Interviews will be held on Friday 13th November.

Commitment to safeguarding

Oxfordshire Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post involves the type of work with children and young people that requires applicants to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All users are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.