Family Support Worker - Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy

School:  Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy

Location: Newark, Nottinghamshire

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Term: Part-time, 10 hours per week

Band: OLOL Band 4, NJC Scale Points 11 - 17 

Salary: Actual Salary Band £5,582 to £6,229 per annum

Start date: January 2023

Closing date: 9am, Monday 5th December 2022 

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust is seeking to appoint a motivated, caring, and enthusiastic Family Support Worker to join the friendly and inclusive team at Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy.

Holy Trinity is a joyful community where everyone feels welcome, valued, and respected. Our children are at the heart of every decision we make as we want them to be happy, safe, and able to learn. We provide opportunities that are relevant to their needs both now and in the future.

The Role Includes:

•  Leading interventions to support vulnerable children. 

•  Pastoral care for vulnerable children.

•  Supporting teachers with pupil behaviour and integration across the school.

•  Senior or Deputy safeguarding duties.

•  Supporting the Headteacher with the monitoring of attendance, including communicating with and supporting parents in improving pupil attendance.

•  Developing the role of family liaison and support.

You will:

• Be committed to upholding the Catholic ethos of our school

• Have experience of working with vulnerable children.

• Be able to work as part of a team dedicated to pupil welfare

• Have high expectations of attainment and behaviour

We offer:

• Wonderful children who have a passion for learning and deserve the very best
• A team of talented and highly committed staff
• A supportive working environment 

Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy, part of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, is an Ofsted rated 'good' school.

For an informal discussion about the role and our school please contact the school office on 01636 689177. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.

The Trust and Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks are required for successful applicants.

Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring, and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential.

We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.

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