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School Support Practitioner

Employer
CHM
Location
Islington, London
Salary
£12,344 - £13,741 per annum, depending on experience (PTE)
Closing date
24 Oct 2021

Our client is a dynamic charity with proven impact. For over 35 years they have been working with children and young people struggling to stay in school due to a wide range of complex family issues. They get children and young people back into school ready to learn, whatever it takes.

School Home Support Practitioner
Working: 3 days a week, term time only

  • A CE Primary School, N19 - 1 day a week
  • A Community Primary School, N8 - 2 days a week

Salary range: £12,344 - £13,741 per annum, depending on experience

The post-holder will be based across two primary schools, focusing their support on improving attendance, punctuality and engagement of its pupils. The post-holder will work in close partnership with school staff to deliver a programme of casework and other activities to promote educational outcomes for disadvantaged children and families. The post-holder will need to be persistent, resilient and tenacious along with having the experience of working with hard to engage parents.

This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate, who will have good experience of working effectively with social and emotional factors affecting a child’s capacity to learn, strong abilities in engaging challenging children and their families, and a confident ability to form professional partnerships with children and their families along with experience of transition work.

The post-holder will work alongside key school staff in school to promote excellent attendance, reduce levels of absence and work with children and families to promote high levels of attendance, punctuality and engagement.

Closing date for applications: Midnight on Tuesday 12th October 2021
First stage interviews: Friday 15th October 2021 via google hangout
Second stage interviews: w/c 18th October - date to be confirmed
Start date: As soon as possible

To Apply and for More Information:

Please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position.

Our client is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

This charity takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that their safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Their safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

No agencies please.

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