Child and Family Support Worker

Do you have what it takes to help improve life outcomes and opportunities of disadvantaged and vulnerable children? The CFSW would be required to:

• Work with families, parents, carers to overcome barriers to learning

• Improve attendance and punctuality

• Deliver a range of family learning

• Provide support and guidance for parents

• Signpost parents / carers to the support they need

• Work with pupils to improve self-esteem and build confidence and resilience

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 ability to work professionally and confidently in close liaison with schools and other agencies

We can offer you:

• Stimulating working environment 

• Opportunities for professional development and the opportunity to make a difference within our schools

• Friendly, supportive colleagues who are committed to continuous improvement.

• Enthusiastic children who want to learn

• Opportunity to work across the Brecknock and Torriano, as part of a dynamic professional learning community.

• A commitment to staff development and research based learning with excellent curriculum CPD opportunities within the Torriano partnership, Camden Learning, and other national networks, e.g. Teaching for Mastery in Mathematics with NCETM, Voice 21 for Oracy, STEAM and Crick Institute partnerships.

• A caring school with a commitment to the DfE Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

• A member of the Camden Anti-Racist Hub, focusing on decolonising the curriculum.

Closing Date: 9th June 2022

Shortlisting: 10th June 2022

Interview: Week beginning 13th June 2022

Brecknock and Torriano Primary School are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and staff. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. We are an equal opportunities employer.