Home-School Link Officer
Prendergast Ladywell School
Lewisham
- Expired
- Salary:
- £23,379 - £24,750 per annum
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 16 September 2018
Job overview
We wish to appoint a skilled and enthusiastic person to join our Inclusion Team . This is an exciting, challenging and rewarding opportunity to work with families, children and the school to provide early intervention, signposting, support and guidance in times of challenge and stress.
As a Home School Link Officer you will advise and support parents ensuring their children attend school regularly and gain maximum benefits from education. You will also develop and provide knowledge of family services available in the local community and signpost to available support. We would like a person to join our team who:
• is an excellent communicator and able to develop a good rapport and working relationship with children, parents and a wide range of adults
• has a commitment to transforming the lives of young people and their families to overcome the social, cultural and economic barriers to learning
• is able to work both independently and as part of a team
• has safeguarding experience • is self-motivated, enthusiastic, creative and adaptable
• can remain calm in difficult circumstances
• can problem solve, use their initiative and work autonomously
• is able to work their hours flexibly, attending meetings outside of core hours as necessary.
Hours: 35 hours a week, 39 weeks a year (term time only + Inset Days)
Prendergast Ladywell School is part of the Leathersellers’ Federation of Schools; we believe that all our students can achieve excellence and that they deserve the very best support and resources to reach their potential. Our caring environment values achievement and we insist on tolerance and mutual respect.
We look forward to receiving applications from candidates who would relish the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the success and development of our school.
To apply please visit the vacancies section of our website www.prendergast-ladywell.com.
Closing Date: 9:30am on Monday 17 September 2018
Interviews: Friday 21 September 2018
Please note CVs are not accepted.
The Leathersellers’ Federation of schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all employees are required to have an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Appointment will be subject to qualifications, experience checks and satisfactory references.
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About Prendergast Ladywell School
Prendergast Ladywell School is a coeducational 4-16 school where young people in our local community are provided with an excellent education that enables them to achieve outstanding outcomes in a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment. We are a school that CARES; where Community, Ambition, Resilience, Effort, and Success are valued. Our students are led by reflective and committed teachers and support staff.
We believe that all our students can Achieve Excellence; it is the motto written on the badge of every student in the school. Prendergast Ladywell School provides high-quality teaching and an enjoyable and challenging curriculum, complemented by a wide range of enrichment activities. Our reflective and kind students are encouraged to make positive contributions to our school and our community and to be healthy, happy, and engaged citizens.
Our school ethos is underpinned by the relationships that the members of our community have with each other. These relationships are built on the foundation of compassion, equity, and mutual respect, so that members of our community have a sense of belonging and are free to develop into the best versions of themselves.
We are Stronger Together; we contribute to and benefit from the collaboration and support of the Leathersellers' Federation Vision and Values
We look forward to working with you.
Niall Hand
Headteacher
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