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Parent Family Support Advisor

Polden Bower School, Bridgwater, TA6 4GU

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• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  3 January 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 November 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,421.00 - £29,777.00 Annually (Actual)

Parent Family Support Advisor job summary

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated, patient and adaptable parent and family support advisor for 37 hours per week, all year round, to start as soon as possible on a permanent contract. This is a grade 12 post the salary is £26,421- £29,777 depending on experience. Pay award pending.

Polden Bower, is a 160 place special school and has the specialist resources needed to meet the needs of our students. state-of-the-art facilities for all the children and young people, this includes a warm water pool for physiotherapy; a sports hall; a sensory room; and fully accessible classrooms with the latest teaching technology. This is a very exciting time to be joining a growing Federation. We are working in partnership with The Bridge School which is the PRU within Bridgwater.

This post will involve working in a variety of settings, including in schools, the community and family homes. young people and their families and will work to support them and their families make positive and sustainable change. Multi-agency working will be at the core of this work, but the ability to work independently is also essential. The successful candidate will:

• Be prepared to work with children and families within their homes and other venues.
• Be able to demonstrate creativity and flexibility in their approach to engaging families, identifying family strengths, assessing their needs and supporting them to make sustainable, positive change.
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and appropriately with pupils, their families and supporting professionals.
• Have experience of working with and engaging children and young people with complex needs.
• Be able to work both collaboratively within a team and independently.
• Be able to identify unmet needs and risks surrounding pupils and respond to them appropriately, in accordance with local area safeguarding policies and guidance.

In addition, you will need to be:

• Sensitive and empathetic
• Have patience, flexibility, a sense of humour and be resilient
• Understand the challenges our families face
• Have a good multi-agency network in which to gain support for families
• Able to lead training and workshops for families
• Have a clean driving license and be prepared to drive your own vehicle

In return the school will offer the successful candidate:

• Full induction programme and ongoing professional development
  

• Supportive staff team
  

• ‘My staff shop’ benefits which include Cycle to Work scheme
  

• Onsite subsidised café
  

• Provision of free tea/coffee for staff
  

• Wellbeing room and information on wellbeing approaches
  

• Access to Occupational Health Service

Enquiries and visits are warmly welcomed, please contact Jo Stamford on 01278 496386.

Polden Bower School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This appointment will be subject to enhanced DBS disclosure, medical clearance proof of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory references.

Following the acceptance of your interview, an online check will be carried out as detailed in the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines

Commitment to safeguarding

Polden Bower School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This appointment will be subject to enhanced DBS disclosure, medical clearance proof of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory references.

Following the acceptance of your interview, an online check will be carried out as detailed in the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines

This job post has expired.

About Polden Bower School

• School type: Special school, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 223 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Polden Bower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/polden-bower-school

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