The Family Partnership Assistant post sits at Kelford School, a special school for 2 to 19-year-olds with severe and complex learning difficulties. The role centres on building trusting relationships between home and school, acting as a key point of contact and helping families reach the services they need. It is a permanent, term-time post of 37 hours, working with parents, carers and professionals from diverse backgrounds. An enhanced DBS check with a barred list check is required, and CVs are not accepted.
What the job involves
- Build positive, effective relationships with families as the key point of contact between home and school
- Work closely with parents, carers, pupils and professionals
- Provide practical support to families, including through periods of challenge
- Help families access services and resources they need
- Strengthen family engagement and celebrate successes
- Help remove barriers to learning by fostering trusting, collaborative relationships
- Promote pupil wellbeing, attendance, safeguarding and inclusion
Experience
- Experience of working with children or families, or in an educational, social care or community setting
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Building positive, professional relationships with families from diverse backgrounds
- Empathy, resilience and a solution-focused approach
- Working effectively in a multidisciplinary team and using own initiative
- Understanding of confidentiality, safeguarding and professional boundaries
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check with barred list check
- Safer recruitment and pre-employment checks
Other
- Passion for improving outcomes for children and young people
What’s offered
- Supportive and collaborative working environment
- Ongoing professional development and training
- Tailored CPD through the Trust and the Opportunity Area
- Pathways into initial teacher training
- Working alongside colleagues committed to inclusion and pupil success
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
