Family Support Partner - Term Time

Whitehill Primary School, Gravesend

• Ref:KCC886-3900-193S
• Posted:11/03/2023
• Pay:Support Band 6
• Start Date:April, 2023
• App Close Date:24/03/2023 at 09:00
• Interviews:w/c 27th March, 2023

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Family Support Partner

Salary: Band 6 point 17-20 depending on experience * Actual pay: £18,508 - £19,847 per annum

37.5 hours per week * 08:30am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday (30 minute unpaid lunch-break) *
Term Time only: 38 weeks per year

Child + Parent + School = Engagement for the best outcomes

If you aspire to Whitehill’s vision, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for the right candidate to fill a newly created role at Whitehill Primary School. The Family Support Partner will work in close partnership with our most vulnerable children and families. Reporting to the Deputy Headteacher, the FSP will receive the full support and access to in-school and specialist agencies to help to improve family circumstances and child outcomes.

This is a challenging role, and will require specific skill sets gained through your experience of working with children and families in the public, private or voluntary sectors. You will rarely have two days that are the same, so your organisational skills will be vital. We will support you with tailored CPD and a knowledgeable and committed SEMH team. Staff at Whitehill Primary School also receive free Benenden Health Care and annual flu jabs.

Whitehill serves a diverse community.  Our vision is that happy, helpful hardworking children will grow into confident, independent and ambitious adults who will thrive, be successful and truly prepared for the future world.  We are proud that our children enjoy high quality, enriched learning with exciting opportunities.  Whitehill has much to offer.

The FSP will need:

• Sound knowledge and understanding of child health and development
• Awareness of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need and understand how this would apply in a school
• Knowledge of professionals who Provide Parental Support including Early Help
• Knowledge of Anxiety Based School Avoidance and ACES

 The FSP skillset will include:

• Excellent communication, listening and observation skills
• A calm, confident and professional ability to deal with difficult/sensitive situations
• Deal with issues sensitively and uphold confidentiality
• Punctuality and organisation with an eye for detail
• Accuracy in maintaining paper and digital records
• Ability to advise and facilitate parenting skills

Closing date for applications: 24th March, 2023 at 9am.
Interviews: w/c 27th March, 2023
Start date: April, 2023.

Find out more at:
www.whitehillprimary.com
www.facebook.com/whitehillprimaryschool
www.twitter.com/WhitehillPS

We warmly welcome and encourage visits to our School. To arrange an appointment, please telephone Francesca Lear, PA to the Headteacher on 01474 352973 ext. 2004 or email learf@whitehillprimary.com

CVs will not be accepted. We are expecting a high number of applications for this role and reserve the right to interview prior to the close date. It is recommended that interested candidates apply as early as possible.

Information about the school

Whitehill is a strong and thriving community, united together and determined to see all succeed and be happy in their lives. We are very proud of the safe and nurturing environment that we have created at Whitehill.

We aspire for all to develop and all to achieve. We foster the development of confidence. We facilitate ambition in all aspects of life. We support independence in decision making.

Whitehill is an academy in the Aletheia Academies Trust. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers, governors and Trustees to share this commitment.

All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks where applicable.  Our policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders can be found on our website. All new employees, volunteers, governors and Trustees will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Jennifer Lumley
• Address:Sun Lane, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5HN
• Telephone: (01474) 352973
• Email: lumleyj@decustrust.com

Documents

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• Job Description for Family Support Partner