Family Support and Community Engagement Lead

This is a 12-month post at St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School, created after a long-serving team member retired. The work centres on strengthening links between home, school and the wider community, with pastoral support for children and families, attendance work, and coordinating early help. Post-holders also run family events, some outside normal school hours, and the post is 28.75 hours a week, Monday to Friday, with a Christian ethos expected. An enhanced DBS check is required and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Provide pastoral support and guidance to children and families
• Develop positive relationships with parents and carers
• Support and promote excellent school attendance
• Work with staff to identify and remove barriers to learning
• Liaise with external agencies and professionals to secure support for families
• Coordinate early help and family support interventions where appropriate
• Lead and support transition arrangements for new pupils and families
• Create, coordinate and host family outreach events, including some outside normal school hours
• Promote family engagement and community involvement in school life
• Support the school's commitment to safeguarding and child welfare

Skills & knowledge

• Builds positive, trusting relationships with children, families, staff and the community
• Warm, approachable and an excellent communicator
• Able to hold difficult conversations when needed
• Organised, proactive and able to use own initiative
• Adaptable when priorities change
• Solution-focused, positive attitude

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK

Other

• Genuinely cares about children and families
• Maintains professional boundaries
• Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every child
• Shares and supports the school's Christian values and ethos
• Understands why school attendance matters
• Works effectively with colleagues and external agencies

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