Home School Link Worker (HSLW) - Effingham Learning partnership
Howard of Effingham School, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 5JR20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1 Sept 26
Closing date
13 April 2026 at 12:59am
Date listed
13 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £34,012.00 - £37,002.00 Annually (FTE) P7 - £29,117 - £31,667 for a 36 hour per week, 39 week per year role. Part time hours also considered
Home School Link Worker (HSLW) - Effingham Learning partnership job summary
We are looking for a passionate, dedicated, and motivated individual who is ready to make a real difference in the lives of our students. The ideal candidate will help to improve the life outcomes and opportunities for school-aged children and their families by providing a range of family support interventions and activities.
The role i working across the Effingham learning Partnership Schools. The Effingham Learning Partnership is a confederation consisting of eight schools, at infant, junior, primary and secondary level. The schools are: The Raleigh, Eastwick Infant and Eastwick Junior, St Matthew’s C of E Infant, The Royal Kent, Howard of Effingham, Great Bookham and St Lawrence Primary School.
Key Deliverables include:
- Working directly with children and families, individually and in groups, particularly focusing on parenting skills, behaviour management and practical supports.
- Supporting teachers in facilitating the emotional and educational development of targeted children.
- Supporting the Senior Leadership Team in delivering mental health and wellbeing intervention activities for pupils.
- Understand the assessment process for providing early help and intervention. Attending and contributing to child protection case conferences, CIN meetings and TAF meetings effectively when required to do so.
- Be willing to undertake the Designated Safeguarding Training and be part of the Safeguarding Team.
- Keeping clear records on meetings and contacts, recording actions to be taken.
- Actively encourage and support parents to fully engage with school by attending meetings in school etc.
- Work with the Attendance Officer and IWO to help improve pupil attendance.
- Help parents understand the EHCP process and other SEN issues.
- Support families/the child/the school to access grants and information needed to fully engage with school.
- Following discussions with other professionals, carry out home visits to provide co-ordinated support for families and children.
- Work across and travel between Effingham Learning Partnership Schools (ELP).
The Effingham Learning Partnership is a confederation consisting of eight schools, at infant, junior, primary and secondary level. The schools are: The Raleigh, Eastwick Infant and Eastwick Junior, St Matthew’s C of E Infant, The Royal Kent, Howard of Effingham, Great Bookham and St Lawrence Primary School.
All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
The Howard Partnership Trust is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, disability, race, age, or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement.
As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
SAFEGUARDING AND FURTHER INFORMATION
The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.
Further information about the job
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Howard of Effingham School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1503 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Howard of Effingham School website
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