Home School Link Worker
Thameside Primary School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5NL38 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025 - or earlier
Closing date
1 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
30 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,948.00 - £30,151.00 Annually (FTE) Salary pro-rata (up to 30hrs a week - term time only). Actual: £22,683.33
Home School Link Worker job summary
Come and join the team!
Home School Link Worker
Are you a current or aspiring Home School Link Worker (HSLW) looking for a new opportunity? If you enjoy making a meaningful difference to the lives of children and families, this role is the perfect opportunity for you.
The successful candidate will work at Thameside Primary School to support children and families to thrive in school. A main focus of the role will be to help families to address barriers to attendance and success in school for their children.
We are looking for someone to add their experience to our successful and supportive Inclusion Team led by our Inclusion Lead. You will be a suitably qualified professional who is able to demonstrate and deploy well-developed professional skills, knowledge and abilities in order to add value to both schools and fulfil this role successfully. You will need a positive, resilient attitude and be able to support our most vulnerable families and children.
The successful candidate will be approachable, knowledgeable, particularly in relation to Safeguarding procedures, as they will work closely with the Headteacher and Inclusion Lead as part of the school inclusion team.
We are looking for someone:
Who is resilient, relentless and believes all children can succeed.
Is a highly skilled communicator.
Form strong, empathetic relationships with parents and teaching staff & uphold confidentiality.
Who is highly motivated and able to efficiently manage their timetable and prioritise workload according to need and as directed.
Has ability to work flexibly and effectively on your own and as part of a team.
Some understanding of the range of issues which can affect learning and attendance as well as an understanding of how to signpost families to receive help.
Has sound ICT skills to keep efficient, concise and accessible records.
Has English and Maths to GCSE grade C.
Has a positive attitude and a sense of humour.
Hours/Working Pattern & Salary
Come and join the team….
Responsible to: Headteacher
Contract Hours:
- Exact hours negotiable but up to 30 hours a week (term time only). Flexible working hours can be discussed.
Pay Range: Grade 7/8, scale point 13 – 23. £24,948 - £30,151 (pro-rata) depending on experience and current qualifications.
Closing Date: Friday 15th November 2024
Start Date: to be agreed upon appointment – a start date prior to January would be preferred to allow a smooth handover with the current postholder.
Benefits include: Free car parking, Employee Assistance Programme and a focus on staff wellbeing, Term time only, Flexibility with hours.
How to apply
If you are interested or would like further information (visits to our lovely school are warmly welcomed) please contact Laura Youngman via the Thameside school office.
A full description for this role and application form can be found on MyNewTerm. Completed application forms should be returned via MyNewTerm.
Safer Recruitment and equal opportunities
Thameside Primary School and The Vale Academy 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.
The Vale Academy 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
SAFER RECRUITMENT STATEMENT
Thameside School and The Vale Academy 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.
The Vale Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ communities.
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.
About Thameside Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 193 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Thameside Primary School website (opens in new tab)
‘Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day’
We want our children to be confident and independent, have a love of learning and to care about themselves, other people and the world around them.
OUR VISION IS TO NURTURE LIFE-LONG LEARNERS WHO ARE ASPIRATIONAL, COURAGEOUS, CREATIVE AND KIND.
Throughout their time at Thameside, we will ensure every child has excellent opportunities with memorable and meaningful experiences which will inspire and challenge them at school while also preparing them for their future. Everything we do is underpinned by our values of respect, responsibility, resilience, resourcefulness and reflectiveness.
WE AIM TO DO THIS BY:
Our Standards and ambition for all:
- achieving the highest standards possible
- being a learning community where all are enabled to experience success and to achieve their best
- providing excellent teaching which is based on high expectations, an ambitious and coherently planned curriculum, and stimulating learning activities
Our Values:
- putting the well-being of each child at the heart of our work
- celebrating the successes of our school community within a culture of mutual respect for others
- enabling children to make positive and informed life choices in the school, local and wider community
Our Curriculum:
- ensuring that our curriculum takes into account children’s starting points
- promoting excellence in all areas of the National Curriculum
mastering and applying the key skills of English and Maths
- ensuring that every second counts
Our Partnership with Parents:
- developing a home/school partnership that is focused on the child’s learning and development
- ensuring supportive and positive communication links between home and school
- actively involving parents and the wider community in the life of the school
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