Vacancies

Home School Link Worker

Job Introduction

We are looking for a home school link worker to work preventatively with families, children and the school to provide early intervention, signposting, support and guidance, particularly in times of change and stress. The Home School Link Worker needs to develop strong partnerships with outside agencies and form positive working relationships with families to enable effective support for pupils and their families. To provide ELSA support to pupils.

MAIN DUTIES This job description covers key areas and therefore is not a comprehensive list of objectives.

Develop positive links between families and school
To encourage communication between the school and family, and to ensure good communication with and between colleagues in the school.
To encourage parents to attend meetings in school.
To help improve attendance and late arrivals by monitoring and offering assistance.
To assist in providing information and support in times of transition such as starting school, moving to secondary school or moving house.
To liaise with other schools to ensure that vulnerable families are supported through transitions and where appropriate to provide group and/or one to one support for such families.
To work within an Equal Opportunities and anti-discriminatory framework Support families
To work directly with children and families, individually and in groups, particularly focusing on parenting skills, behaviour management, play and practical support.
Give individual parenting guidance and support, with advice on how to develop and maintain positive discipline.
To contribute to the Early Help process.
To attend Team Around the Family (TAF) meetings.
To help families to access information and benefits.
To develop a supportive relationship with families. This may include providing some activities for families
To carry out Home Visits to support families/children, providing outreach support to families in line with school and County procedures on the basis of: Needs of the children and families and requests for support Priorities and needs that the school/Steering Group have identified To support the pastoral needs of the children.
To prepare a package of school support for bereaved families and use this as necessary.
To help improve family relationships and be available for families, especially in crisis situations, helping those families who need short-term assistance.
To help families/the child/the school access grants and information.
To provide outreach support to families in line with school and county procedures on the basis of: Needs of children and families and requests for support Priorities and needs that the school has identified
To improve children’s well-being and attainment, providing support for parents/carers and pupils at times of change and stress.
To help families and children access available services, completing referrals where appropriate. Work closely with other agencies ensuring that follow-up work is done and all concerns are well informed.
To promote healthy living by ensuring that appointments are kept and parents attend or give consent as required.
To engage families in activities which support children’s learning.
To develop links with agencies which provide and promote learning opportunities for parents and carers. Support children
To listen and offer support on problems and issues using counselling skills, giving the child a forum in which to talk about concerns in a confidential and non-judgemental environment.
Provide emotional support and strengthen self-esteem. Commit to Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
To attend and participate in training to ensure professional development and competence.
To attend termly supervision meetings. Reporting, monitoring and evaluation
To keep clear records of meetings and contacts, recording actions to be taken. • To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of actions, providing reports as required.

We can offer you:

Enthusiastic children who are all keen to learn
A supportive, friendly and committed staff team
Opportunities for your own continuing professional development
Chance to be part of a successful school and an exciting school community

If you would like to join our team of highly committed teaching and support staff because you feel you can make a positive difference to the lives of our children at Great Binfields, then we would love to hear from you.

Visits are warmly welcomed.

For further information and an application pack, please call Miss Cates our Business Manager on 01256 460532 or via email: c.cates@greatbinfields.hants.sch.uk

Safer Recruitment

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.