SEND Specialist Family Support Worker

We are looking for a SEND Family Support Worker to join our team and to make a difference in children's lives every single day. As the SEND Family Support Worker, you will work in close partnership across two primary schools Seven Sisters and Tiverton to deliver a programme of casework to promote and improve educational outcomes for the children and their families we support. You will also focus your support to help improve attendance, punctuality and engagement in learning.

You will have excellent relationship building and communications skills with a proven ability to communicate with a wide group of individuals. You will be based in either Tiverton or Seven Sisters with some home based work supporting families with housing, form filling and work with other external agencies.

You'll have previous experience of:

• Supporting people through the EHCP's process


• Working with SEND children and families


• Working and engaging with SEND parents, carers or guardians, children or individuals through individual and/or group-based support


• Working in an educational or outreach environment


• Working effectively with social and emotional factors affecting a child's capacity to learn


• Working with families from diverse communities
  
  Hours: Full time, term-time only Monday to Friday 35 hours per week (2.5 days per week at each school) permanent contract


Salary: £25,003 (this is the actual salary)

Closing date: Thursday 6 June 10am

Interview dates to be confirmed.

This is permanent position.

Our mission at School-Home Support is simple. We get children and young people back in school ready to learn, whatever it takes.

Is this a mission for you? Yes? Then read on., We are committed to maximising staff wellbeing and creating an inclusive, safe environment where everyone feels comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. To find out more about our current initiatives and offerings, please view our EDI & Wellbeing initiatives document which you can find here.

As an employer we offer:

• Perkbox membership


• Employee assistance programme


• Life assurance


• Pension scheme