Family Support Worker
Eastbury Primary School
Barking and Dagenham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Pro Rata of APT&C SO1 (£29,766 per annum)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2020
- Apply by:
- 18 November 2019
Job overview
Hours of Work: 35 per week, term-time only.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Family Support Worker. The post holder will have relevant experience of working with families and young people in a supportive role and be able to work on their own initiative to improve our pupils’ well-being and achievement.
You should be an organised, energetic and committed person with excellent communication skills, liasing with teaching staff and both internal & external support services. You will be required to work within school, face to face and communicating via phone and e-mail. Hours worked will need to be flexible.
We are looking for a skilled, passionate, enthusiastic and dynamic Support Practitioner to enhance our commitment to achieving positive outcomes and wellbeing for our children and their families. We would like to appoint a Family Support Worker who will work to strengthen our families’ resilience and support them in being proactive in their own futures. With a firm focus on achieving positive outcomes the successful candidate will work closely with our vulnerable families to support positive changes and enable family health and wellbeing. We are looking for the right person to continue to strengthen our safeguarding arrangements to protect our children and families and to focus on early intervention and prevention through parent information sessions and training.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring and background check
About Eastbury Primary School
Eastbury Primary School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational primary situated in Barking, Essex. It is sponsored by a multi-academy trust called Partnership Learning, which supports a network of seven schools in East London: three primaries, three secondaries and one special school. Eastbury will provide 944 places for students aged 3-11 when fully subscribed.
Eastbury converted to academy status in April 2016.
Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Shepherd
Values and Vision
Eastbury lives by the belief that children will be able to exceed expectations in a caring and happy school environment. It lists its values as respect, teamwork, aiming high, creativity and enjoyment, and promotes these in lessons, play and extracurricular activities, from its Early Years Foundation Stage upwards. Eastbury supports inclusion and diversity, as well as encouraging students to aim high and aspire to improve their learning.
The school provides a range of different extracurricular activities including netball, dance, Arabic language and a debating club for pupils of different years to enjoy.
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