Trust Family Support Worker

About the role

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to join our Trust as a Family Support Worker. The role involves working closely with identified parents and carers of pupils to help overcome barriers to learning, whether inside or outside school. This will require regular communication, putting interventions in place and liaising with relevant staff and professionals to ensure parents and carers are consistently engaged in pupils’ development and progress. You must have proven interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to inspire and motivate all members of our school community and, where conflict arises, be able to act as a facilitator in finding successful resolutions. Experience working with children or young people with additional needs (SEN, disabilities, behavioural needs, mental health needs) is essential. Ambition Education Trust comprises ten schools - you will be located at an identified home base and working across two or more schools to ensure the development of strong relationships both within each school and family.

Key responsibilities:

• To support vulnerable pupils and their families to become more independent and resilient, overcoming barriers to learning and engagement

• To empower vulnerable families to take a greater role in their children’s learning and thereby increase standards of achievement for vulnerable pupils

Key benefits to being an employee of The Ambition Education Trust:

• Friendly working environment with supportive and caring colleagues

• Extensive staff well-being programme

• Generous pension benefits

• Onsite catering facilities

• Excellent facilities with significant recent investment

• All staff encouraged and supported in their professional development

• Desirable location to live or work with great transport links and perfectly located for job seekers from Herts, Beds, Bucks and North and West London

We welcome visits from potential applicants. Please contact our Trust Team on 01727 853134.

For further details and an application form please visit https://www.ambitioneducationtrust.org

Closing Date for applications: Friday 10th January 2025 at 9am

Interview Date: From Monday 13th January 2025

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We seek to ensure that all our staff feel valued, supported and enjoy exceptional professional development opportunities. For more information about Ambition Education Trust please visit our website.