Parent Support Advisor

Lipson Vale Primary School, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7HW

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  10 January 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 20 Hours per week Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade E (NSP 15 to 20) (FTE £29,093 to £31,586)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate should:

• have experience of working to overcome barriers to learning and well-being and enabling greater engagement of families with school and related services
• have experience of a child centred approach to providing and procuring support
• be able to develop links with a wide range of stakeholders: children, parents, governors and the full range of outside agencies who work closely with the school
• be capable of dealing with sensitive, confidential issues and complex and challenging case work
• have excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills
• have the ability to complete reports in a timely manner
• have the ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload
• be open to advice, feedback and guidance / direction from colleagues
• be interested in and willing to take on CPD opportunities to extend their skill base.

What the school offers its staff

Well being day

Continued professional development

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the shortlisting process, the school will undertake an online search on applicants. A DBS disclosure is required for this post.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to lipson.vale.primary.school@plymouth.gov.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Lipson Vale Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 405 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Lipson Vale Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: lipson.vale.primary.school@plymouth.gov.uk
• Phone number: 01752224801
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lipson-vale-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Lipson Vale Primary School is a very special place to learn. We believe passionately in being at the very heart of our community and ensuring that all teaching and learning meet the diverse needs of the community we serve. We are a popular school that accommodates 420 children from the Reception year through to Year 6. The school team, our wonderful pupils and our families have worked together closely over the last few years to redefine the direction of the school. As such, we decided on our guiding values and a new vision which we base all of our decision making on in school. We invest heavily in ensuring that our teaching teams are given the very best professional development which means that they can provide the very best teaching and learning in the classroom. The Lipson Vale team work incredibly hard to meet the individual needs of our learners every day and we pride ourselves on the pastoral care we offer, as well as our ‘relationship’ focused approach to supporting pupils through challenges that they face.

Arranging a visit to Lipson Vale Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lipson.vale.primary.school@plymouth.gov.uk.

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