At a Glance
- Tasks: Develop and maintain relationships with parents, children, and educational staff to improve life outcomes.
- Company: The role is based at Argyle Primary School, focusing on child-centred support.
- Benefits: Salary of £19,515 pro rata for a part-time fixed term contract.
- Other info: The position requires an enhanced DBS check due to daily contact with children.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives by overcoming barriers to learning.
- Qualifications: Significant experience engaging parents and children through individual or group support required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
£19,515 (pro rata at 0.6 FTE of above range)
Hours: Part-time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Based in Argyle Primary School, the Child and Family Support Worker will work from a child-centred approach and primarily be concerned with developing and maintaining good working relationships with parents/carers, children, teachers, head teachers, various educational support staff, and other agencies. The workload is varied.
Job Purpose: To improve the life outcomes and opportunities of children by working with families, parents, carers, children, and the school to enable children to have full access to educational opportunities and overcome barriers to learning. This may include working with the wider family and community.
Level of Contact with Children and Young People: The responsibilities of the post require the post-holder to have substantial, unsupervised, and daily contact with children, young people, and their families and is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
We are looking for candidates with:
- A desire and passion to make a real difference to the lives and life-chances of our children
- The ability to act as advocate, mediator, and negotiator for our parents and carers in a range of situations
- Significant experience of working with and engaging parents/carers and children through individual and/or group-based support
- The ability to develop and deliver a range of family learning opportunities to support parents/carers to engage more fully in their child’s learning and to reintegrate parents into work or study
- An understanding of how to promote good school attendance and punctuality and how to tackle poor attendance (including persistent absence or exclusion)
- Drive, enthusiasm, resilience, and positive attitudes
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong partnership skills, including the ability to work professionally and confidently in close liaison with schools and other agencies
Child and Family Support Worker employer: Camden Learning
Argyle Primary School is dedicated to improving educational opportunities for children. The team values strong partnerships with families and agencies, fostering a supportive environment. Located in a vibrant community, the school aims to enhance children's life chances through dedicated support.
