Family Support Worker

Family Support Worker

Reporting to: SENCo

Location: East Acton

Contract and hours: Permanent, Term time only

Job Purpose

As a Family Support Worker (FSW), you will be providing direct input to a managed caseload of pupils with ASC & SEMH and their families. Working within the school setting, the community and pupils' homes, you'll work intensively with families to enable positive change, and improve educational and wellbeing outcomes for children with the most complex needs.

The broad range of areas in which you will support young people and their families will include maintaining physical health, meeting emotional needs, keeping children safe, connecting with social support networks, accessing education and learning, maintaining boundaries, and reducing challenging behaviour, managing family routines, maintaining home and parental resilience, and addressing contextual risks.

Supported by the Senior Leadership Team, you will play a leading role in the coordination and delivery of Parent Voice initiatives and support effectively meet the needs of the school community.

The school's expectation is that you will share our commitment to our Principles of Therapeutic Education and play a key role in actively ensuring they are embedded in everything they do at the school

Casework

Devise, implement and review smart action plans and support strategies for students and families with an identified need for intensive Family Support intervention through our Family and School Together (FaST) programme.

Alongside the Company Safeguarding Lead, provide direct input and use creative interventions to address contextual concerns, such as child sexual exploitation, child criminal exploitation, peer on peer abuse and absconding.

Work collaboratively with the Inclusion and Clinical Teams to coordinate Teams Around the Child and enact positive change for families.

Support the delivery of multiagency assessment, care planning and intervention for pupils subject to Early Help, Child in Need & Child Protection plans & those who are Looked After.

When appropriate, refer on to alternative interventions or agencies outside of school, such as CAMHS, Early Help, Social Care, Youth Services etc.

Build knowledge and understanding of local, community and statutory resources, and support families to effectively utilise these services.

The schools offers:

A committed and enthusiastic staff.

Quality professional development.

An exciting opportunity to shape the future of the school and to set the culture for achievement and progress for all of the pupils.

Purposeful, happy and supportive environment with learning for all at its centre.

TLTP Group is an Equal Opportunities employer. Subject to observance of all UK and EU current legislation we shall not discriminate to exclude individuals on the grounds of age, race, colour, gender (birth or reassigned), sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, marital status, ethnic or national origin, health, pregnancy, childcare responsibilities or criminal records. Candidates from such groups are actively encouraged to apply.