School-Based Family Support Practitioner (Term-Time)

School-Home Support; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP

Life assurance

Pension

Induction training

Supervision

Job summary

School-Home Support is looking for a Family Support Practitioner to work at St John Wall Catholic School in Birmingham. You will deliver a programme of casework to promote educational outcomes and help improve attendance, punctuality and engagement in learning, working closely with school staff to support children and families.

You will build strong relationships with parents and carers, children, and professionals, ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed and referrals are made where

Qualifications

• Experience in an education setting to improve attendance.
• Experience engaging with parents, children or carers.
• Ability to work with families from diverse communities.
• Understanding of safeguarding processes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver casework to promote educational outcomes.
• Improve attendance, punctuality and engagement in learning.
• Collaborate with school staff to support families.
• Communicate with parents, carers and children.
• Follow safeguarding processes and referral routes.

Skills

Education setting

Attendance improvement

Parent engagement

Safeguarding knowledge

Family support

Job description

School-Home Support is looking for a Family Support Practitioner to work at St John Wall Catholic School in Birmingham. You will deliver a programme of casework to promote educational outcomes and help improve attendance, punctuality and engagement in learning, working closely with school staff to support children and families.

You will build strong relationships with parents and carers, children, and professionals, ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed and referrals are made where