School-Based Attendance & Family Support Specialist

Ad Warrior Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Induction program

Supervision & development

Community impact

Job summary

School-Home Support is seeking an Attendance and Family Support Worker to join our team at Woodlands Primary School, Sheffield. This term-time role is 35 hours per week with inset days and salary £21,694–£23,232 per annum.

The Family Support Practitioner will work with school staff to improve attendance, punctuality and engagement, delivering casework to promote educational outcomes and support families in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in education settings to improve attendance and engagement.
• Experience engaging with parents, carers, and 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 holistic family support approaches.
• Understanding safeguarding processes and referral routes for safeguarding children.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a programme of casework to promote educational outcomes.
• Work with school staff to improve attendance, punctuality and engagement in learning.
• Based at the setting and deliver supportive family interventions.
• Build strong relationships with families, children and the school.
• Follow safeguarding procedures and referral routes.

Skills

Education setting

Parent engagement

Learning factors

Diverse communities

Holistic family support

Safeguarding processes

Job description

School-Home Support is seeking an Attendance and Family Support Worker to join our team at Woodlands Primary School, Sheffield. This term-time role is 35 hours per week with inset days and salary £21,694–£23,232 per annum.

The Family Support Practitioner will work with school staff to improve attendance, punctuality and engagement, delivering casework to promote educational outcomes and support families in the community.