Family Support Worker (Early Help Support Worker)

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic professional who has high expectations of themselves to work under the direction of our Family Liaison Worker in supporting our Early Help/ Pastoral offer for the pupils and families of our school.  SSSC is a special school with 97 places for pupils aged 5 -16 with a variety of needs including learning needs, ASD, physical needs and social & emotional needs.    

The successful candidate will: 

• Be passionate about supporting young people to help them remove barriers to learning
• Be able to build effective and supportive relationships with pupils, parents, carers and other agencies in order to secure the best life chances for our pupils
• Be experienced in working with young people in a school or other relevant setting
• Be proactive, positive, calm and flexible
• Be able to work with a variety of agencies and complete appropriate referrals to help support the needs of the young people and their families.
• Be organised, proactive and creative in developing successful intervention strategies for vulnerable pupils
• Be able to complete safe and well checks on identified pupils is and when required. 

We offer: 

• A shared moral commitment to secure the best outcomes for all pupils
• An opportunity to work with talented and committed staff
• Access to the School Advisory Service
• Support from a forward-thinking Pastoral Team working across the school
• A wonderfully diverse range of pupils who are keen to learn and participate in the life of the school
• A committed Governing Body and supportive parents/carers 

The role offers a great deal of variety with ample opportunity for the post holder to use their own initiative whilst being supported by the Family Liaison Worker and Pastoral Team. The ability to work as part of a team is essential, as are excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, a sound knowledge of IT and an ability to prioritise workload.

As this post involves a great deal of contact with pupils, staff, visitors and parents / carers, it is important that candidates possess excellent communication skills; maintaining confidentiality at all times will be essential. 

We offer a warm and welcoming school community and staff wellbeing is a priority. 

Swanwick School and Sports College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment; we fully support the principles and practice of the publication “Keeping Children Safe in Education”.  

Visits to the school are welcome please contact our School Business Manager Miss Dove on 01773 602198

Provisional Interview Date: 4 February 2024