Family Support Worker
Co-op Academy Grange, Bradford, BD5 9ETThis job expired on 8 December 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
8 December 2023 at 9am
Date listed
21 November 2023
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Permanent 37 hours per week, Term Time + 5 days
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- SCP 7 - 17 (Level 3) - £20,896 - £24,746
What skills and experience we're looking for
To work with parents and their children in their homes, or school and in groups to increase the skills, confidence and abilities of all family members to live their daily lives in a positive and safe way.
You’ll:
Offer a whole family centred approach to families with complex needs and those requiring early help including emotional and practical support, building strong relationships.
Manage the delivery of the family support service in line with the school plan and budget.
Work in partnership with external agencies to support attendance initiatives, campaigns, parental responsibility measures and school attendance.
Advise on effective family support for school staff and families and disseminate good practice.
Prepare reports for the senior leadership team and governing body; ensure maintenance of accurate and factual records.
Manage caseloads and maintain casework documentation.
Build up knowledge and understanding of local resources and community and statutory services
Work alongside colleagues to assess the needs of the families referred for support and participate in the reviews and evaluation of the work.
You’ll have successful experience of :
working with children, their families and carers in a statutory (e.g. education, health or social care) or voluntary agency which provides services to vulnerable children and their families.
Building effective relationships with a range of stakeholders including students and their families.
You’ll have a NVQ3 in respect of working with children and their families or equivalent.
INTERESTED?For further information please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits:
Co-op staff discounts and other benefits; cycle to work, Eyecare, Flu vaccine, Rental deposit scheme and Season tickets loans
Local pension scheme
Free access to a confidential 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
Excellent opportunities for personal and career development within the Co-op Academies Trust
Effective, supportive and dynamic leadership across Co-op Academy Grange
A superb, school building with a flexible and creative ICT rich working environment
Enthusiastic students who are keen to make good progress
Welcoming, friendly, supportive, effective and efficient professional/continuing professional development
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
Childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
Online and social media
Prohibition from teaching
Right to work
Satisfactory references
Suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Co-op Academy Grange
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1450 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Co-op Academy Grange website
- Email address
- recruitmentsg@coopacademies.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01274 779662
Co-op Academies Trust as an aware employer is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We value variety and individual differences, and aim to create a culture, environment and practices at all levels which encompass acceptance, respect and inclusion. All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to co-operative values and principles.
Co-op Academies Trust aims to provide an outstanding education for all our learners, founded on co-operative values, at the heart of the community. It is responsible for twenty-nine academies in Leeds, Wirral, Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent with the Co-op acting as the sponsor
You’ll join a talented staff team and a successful partnership of schools which is committed to raising the educational ambitions of the communities it serves. As part of the Trust, we can offer successful candidates a huge variety of opportunities for development and progression across all phases.
This is a fantastic opportunity joining a highly motivated and forward-thinking staff team and contributing to our next level of successful development. Ofsted has judged that the school has improved after much hard work from the staff and students over the past two and a half years. Co-op Academy Grange are already working hard and looking to improve on the feedback given in the recent report.
Arranging a visit to Co-op Academy Grange
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitmentsg@coopacademies.co.uk.
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