Family Support Worker

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Job Title:             Family Support Worker

Salary:          £22,050 per annum

Contract:       Permanent; Term Time

Hours:         37.5 hours per week; Mon- Thurs 8.30-4.30pm, Fri 8.30 – 3.30 pm

Location:       The Grange Therapeutic School, Knossington LE15 8LY

If you really want to make your mark in a rapidly growing business that is committed to improving the lives of children and young people, we have the role for you!

Job Summary

To support the students and their families at an 8-18 co-educational SEMH special school. This support will be focused on attendance, safeguarding and welfare. It will involve multi-agency work, lone working and home visits on a regular basis.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To monitor and support the attendance of the pupils, particularly those whose attendance is below expectations.
• Home visits to pupil’s homes and recording all contact with pupils and parents /carers.
• Supporting day to day care and welfare including safeguarding concerns working closely and communicating issues effectively with the SLT. 
• Bespoke care for specific pupils requiring support with regard to attendance issues and occasions where there are difficulties with transportation to and from school.
• Supporting the Stakeholder Support Leader with all school Immunisation programmes.
• Responsible for dealing with any transport issues and communicating with transport directly to problem solve. Communicating effectively with parents/carers and teaching staff in school and recording actions and communications with transport and parents /carers.
• General assistance on a day-to-day basis working closely with the Stakeholder Support Leader and reporting concerns to the safeguard lead and SLT.

About the School

The Grange Therapeutic School is an independent special school for young people aged 8 -18 years with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. Our school is based in a Victorian country house near Oakham with stunning views and fantastic facilities to develop not only the educational, but also the social and emotional needs of our pupils. With access to woods and lakes on site, the school has an ethos about delivering a personalised curriculum tailored to, and driven by, the individuals. Behaviour is currently rated as “Outstanding” by Ofsted.

We need hardworking, child centred staff who are resilient and willing to go the extra mile. In return we offer significant investment in your professional development, a supportive staff group and opportunities for progression.

We are part of Acorn Education and Care and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

We provide Education and Care across a number of schools and residential homes nationally. We welcome staff who share our commitment to help children experience better days and better lives. Through ongoing development and training, we ensure our staff are well prepared for their jobs and given every opportunity to extend their skills.

Acorn Education and Care is part of the Outcomes First Group.

Why join Acorn Education & Care?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.