Home-school link & inclusion worker

About this role

A ROLE BUILT AROUND RELATIONSHIPS
Could you be the
person who helps make sure no child or family is left on the edges?

At Bladon C of E Primary School, relationships matter.
We are a small, caring Church of England primary school where children are
known as individuals and where strong relationships with families are central
to helping children flourish.

We are looking for a compassionate,
approachable and capable Home-School Link & Inclusion
Worker to join our team for 18 hours each week term time only (There is
flexibility in how hours are arranged, subject to the needs of the school and
the children and families being supported). This is
a varied and important role, combining family support, pastoral and inclusion
work, multi-agency liaison and targeted support for pupils.

What might a day look like?

You might support a child with their emotional
wellbeing, meet with a parent who is finding things difficult, complete a
Strengths and Needs assessment, visit a family at home, liaise with an
alternative provision, contribute to a TAF or CIN meeting and run a targeted
intervention with a small group of pupils. You might
also be the person who helps a family access the right support or helps a child
re-engage with school after a difficult period.

At the heart of all of it is one thing: relationships.
We need someone who can build trust with children and families – including when
engagement is difficult – while also being able to have sensitive, honest and
sometimes challenging conversations.

The role includes

• building strong, trusting
  relationships with pupils, parents and carers
• providing practical and pastoral
  support to families experiencing difficulties
• completing Strengths and Needs
  assessments and helping families identify appropriate support
• contributing to, and where
  appropriate coordinating, Team Around the Family (TAF) work
• attending and contributing to Child
  in Need (CIN) and other multi-agency meetings under the direction of the DSL
• home visits and liaison with
  external professionals and agencies
• supporting pupils accessing
  alternative provision, including communication, record keeping, visits and
  due-diligence activity
• supporting attendance, engagement
  and wellbeing for vulnerable pupils
• delivering selected individual and
  small-group interventions
• supporting mental health and
  wellbeing work alongside our ELSA
• maintaining clear, accurate and
  confidential records
• being a consistent, approachable
  link between home and school
• communicates naturally and sensitively
  with primary-aged children, adapting their language and approach so that
  children feel comfortable, listened to and confident asking for help

The person we are looking for

Experience
matters, but the right person matters even more. You will need warmth,
judgement, resilience and the confidence to hold professional boundaries while
maintaining relationships.

• builds relationships without judgement
• listens carefully and helps people feel heard
• can have difficult conversations with kindness, clarity and
  courage
• understands that support sometimes means walking alongside a
  family and sometimes means appropriate challenge
• is organised, reliable and follows actions through
• works independently while knowing when to seek advice or
  escalate a concern
• understands safeguarding, confidentiality and accurate record
  keeping
• works positively with children, families, school staff and
  external professionals
• is deeply committed to inclusion and to helping every child
  flourish

Experience
in family support, SEND, Early Help/TAF, education, social care, safeguarding,
pastoral work or a related field would be particularly valuable. Training can
be provided for specific processes, but strong relational skills and
professional judgement are essential.