FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER

Job title:

FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER

Company

Lancashire County Council

Job description

LocationWest Lancashire Community High School, School Lane, Chapel House, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 8EH (137 on roll)Tel: 01695 721487
School website:SummaryThe Governing Body and Headteacher of West Lancashire Community High School are currently inviting applications for a Family Support Worker. We are seeking to appoint a calm, positive and nurturing person to lead on day to day family support and deliver pastoral interventions to identified children and young adults. This role will include liaising with the Senior Leadership team and class teams across the school.West Lancashire Community High School is a vibrant generic learning difficulties school and has recently been inspected by Ofsted and we continue to be rated as good. Our students all have an Education Health Care Plan. We currently have 150 students on roll, students are aged between 11 and 19 years, with an expansion to 180 students over the coming year.This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference, to take a lead role in providing a personalised, student centred and whole family focussed response to meeting the needs of our children, young people and families, ensuring they sustain good attendance and thrive in school.Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.Please note that this vacancy closes at 9am on 27/09/2024Essential Qualifications

• Commitment to undertake further professional development as required.

Desirable Qualifications

• Professional/academic level 3 qualification or equivalent or substantial experience in a relevant technical, specialised or operational field.

Essential Experience

• Experience of, or the ability to demonstrate the competence to work directly with individual children, young people and families to identify and assess their needs and make appropriate planned responses to improve outcomes.

Desirable Experience

• Experience of working with a wide range of other professionals to develop and deliver shared initiatives for children, young people and families.

For an informal discussion please contact:To arrange a visit to school or have an informal discussion please call 01695 721487Equal Opportunities statementAn Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the communityRehabilitationRehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a ‘disclosure’. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS’s Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

Expected salary

£25979 – 29777 per year

Location

Skelmersdale, Lancashire

Job date

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 23:25:50 GMT

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