Home School Link Worker

Shrivenham Church of England School, Swindon, Oxfordshire, SN6 8FX

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  11 March 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  14 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,559.00 - £33,366.00 Annually (FTE) Support Staff NJC Grade 8. 18 hours, term time only. Actual salary in the region of £12,602 - £13,759

Home School Link Worker job summary

Shrivenham CE Primary School is looking to appoint a Home School Link Worker to join our existing team who are dedicated to making a difference for all our pupils. We are looking for a resilient, reliable and supportive individual who will support us to deliver a high-quality education provision to our pupils. You will need good communication skills and plenty of energy.

The Home School Link Worker role involves working collaboratively with families, children, and the school to provide early intervention, signposting, support and guidance. They will need to have strong links to other professionals and outside agencies and form positive working relationships with families to enable effective support for pupils and their families.

The Home School Link Worker will be required to become one of our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) and lead Early Help Assessments (EHA), attend Team Around the Family (TAF) and Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) Annual Review Meetings. There will be a requirement to carry out home visits to support families and children and to work on your own as and when this is necessary. The successful candidates will compliment the team at our school, demonstrate a commitment to learning and enjoy working with children of all abilities.

We can offer:

• A supportive and forward-thinking staff who want the best for all children

• A welcoming environment where children want to learn

• The opportunity of working within a supportive Multi Academy Trust

• Employee Assistant Programme

• Continuous CPD opportunities

If you would like a tour of the school, please contact the school on 01793 782406 or email office@shr.cambrianlt.org

Shrivenham CE Primary School and Cambrian Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

Cambrian Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Shrivenham Church of England School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 202 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Shrivenham Church of England School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/shrivenham-church-of-england-controlled-school (opens in new tab)

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