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SalaryAre you a highly motivated individual with the passion and drive for improving school attendance for persistently absent pupils? We are currently seeking motivated individuals to join our team on a Full Time, Permanent basis.
The successful candidates will provide targeted, responsive, one-to-one support for persistently and severely absent pupils in Middlesborough (TS7 9LF)
Working pattern
Full Time – 37 hours per week. Monday to Friday.
Location of the post
The successful candidates will be based at our Tees Valley Service in Middlesborough.
Essential requirements
- Experience of using a social work / counselling / solution focussed approach to working with parents and children
- Experience of working in the education system and in multi-agency settings
- Knowledge of:
- school systems
- pastoral systems
- approaches to working with parents of disaffected students
- positive approaches to empowering and enabling students and parents/carers to help themselves
- Knowledge of the legislative framework that underpins the work of supporting families and schools, including attendance and behaviour
- Ability to undertake assessments and write reports to a high standard
Some of the Key Responsibilities include:
- To support the identification, engagement and mentor support for pupils who are eligible for support within the project
- To hold a case load of pupils to engage in mentoring support
- To work in partnership with academies to promote positive education for pupils who are being supported by the project
- To work co-operatively with children's services, health agencies and other community based services, to provide the most effective service for children young people and families.
More about the Service
The DFE have commissioned Barnardo's to deliver targeted, responsive, one-to-one support for persistently and severely absent pupils.
The pilot started in Middlesborough a priority EIA in October 2022 and will currently continue until July 2025.
When completing your application please refer to the skills, knowledge and experience you have in relation to the Additional Information sheet, Person Specification & Job Description.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
