SEND Family Support Worker
Highshore School, London, SE5 0TW4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
February 2025
Closing date
17 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 Year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- £37,473
Pay scale
- Grade 8, SP 20
What skills and experience we're looking for
- A qualification at level 3 or above
- GCSE English & Maths grade C or above
- Ability to produce reports, letters and presentation to a high standard
- Able to speak another language (e.g. Yoruba, Pasha)
- A background in at least one of the following areas:
- Advice work, SEN case work, Social Services, Housing, Welfare
- Able to manage own workload and prioritise
- Able to represent the school at a range of events
- Excellent communication skills with a diverse range of audiences
- High standards of confidentiality and integrity
- Excellent standard of ICT skills (including Word, Publisher, Excel, Outlook)
- Able to liaise with a wide range of professionals
- Flexible approach and calm manner
- Able to develop the role as the needs of parents/carers diversify
- Commitment to and understanding of equal opportunities
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues within a vulnerable client group
- Ability to work on own initiative while keeping SLT informed
- Team worker, with the ability to contribute own ideas and compromise where appropriate
- Willing to undertake training and other CPD activities in order to develop specialist skills needed for the role
- Very good standards of punctuality and attendance
What the school offers its staff
- Be part of a dedicated and passionate team making a significant difference in the lives of children with SEND.
- Work in a collaborative and supportive environment.
- Access to professional development and training opportunities.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to nclark@highshore.southwark.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Highshore School
- School type
- Special school, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 155 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Highshore School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- nclark@highshore.southwark.sch.uk
Arranging a visit to Highshore School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email nclark@highshore.southwark.sch.uk.
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