Home School Support Worker & Safeguarding Officer

Havering Education Services; Romford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Home School Support Worker & Safeguarding Officer to join their team. This role involves supporting children and families, fostering strong relationships with parents, and ensuring the well-being of students. The successful candidate will bring experience in health or social services, demonstrating excellent interpersonal and behaviour management skills. With a commitment to safeguarding, this position offers a fulfilling opportunity to make a positive impact in the lives of children. If you are passionate about supporting families and enhancing children's educational experiences, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in health, child protection, or social services is beneficial.
• Enthusiastic, flexible, and confident individual with excellent skills.

Responsibilities

• Support children and families facing challenges.
• Strengthen links with parents and provide assistance during tough times.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Behaviour Management

Counselling

Mentoring

Child Protection

Education

Relevant Experience in Health or Social Services

Tools

Transport

Job description

Home School Support Worker & Safeguarding Officer

• Employer: Crownfield Junior School
• Reference: SCH/25/312281

Grade 4 Points 10-15

Crownfield Junior School

Closing on 28/05/2025 at 12:00

Enhanced DBS Check

Permanent | Term Time

36 hours per week.

Crownfield Junior School

White Hart Lane, Collier Row, Romford, RM7 8JB

Tel:[phone]

Executive Head Teacher:Mr C. Brown

Head teacher:Mrs G. Horne

Home School Support Worker & Safeguarding Officer

Hours:36 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (5 days per week)

Grade:Grade 4, Spinal Point 10-15

Salary: Actual £26,317 - £28,294 p.a. (based on £30,630 - £32,931 full time equivalent)

Contract: Permanent

To Start:1st September 2025, or earlier if possible

At Crownfield Junior, we believe in working as a team for the children that we are responsible for and care for. We believe that our children are at the centre of all we do and we encourage and support them to be the best that they can be. We treat the children as individuals and understand that their needs are unique to them.

We are looking to appoint a Home School Support Worker (including Safeguarding Officer) who will work with children and families who may be experiencing a range of challenges. This person will support and strengthen our already very positive links with parents and provide assistance to families during particularly difficult times.

Previous work experience related to health, child protection, social services, mentoring, counselling, and/or working within parenting programmes would be beneficial. The successful candidate will also need to be an enthusiastic, flexible, confident individual with excellent interpersonal and behaviour management skills.

Access to your own transport is essential, as is Business Driving Insurance.

The HSSW would work under the direction of the Senior Management Team.

Our Ofsted Report in July 2023 stated:

'Pupils at this school are kind, polite and hard-working. In lessons they listen to their teachers and to each other.’

‘Pupils with SEND are quickly identified and are very well supported to study the same broad curriculum as their classmates. Teachers and leaders work together to identify strategies that best meet these pupils’ needs.’ 'Safeguarding is prioritised and leaders are tenacious in securing support for the most vulnerable pupils.'

We are lucky to be set in beautiful grounds. Our children are great to work with: polite, enthusiastic, hard working with a sense of fun! We have a very stable staff who work together for the good of the children – they have a sense of humour too! We are a four-form entry school. We are partners with the Mawney School as the Learning and Achieving Federation through which we are exchanging good practice and resources to continue our journeys forward.

Please phone our reception on 01708 747070 if you need further information or a tour around the school. You may also wish to look at our website.

Interviews may include a task.

Closing Date: 28 th May 2025

Interviews W/C 2 nd June 2025

This post is exempt from the provision of the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced disclosure.

Safeguarding

Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.

It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.

Equal Opportunities

Havering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

How to apply

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