Based in Argyle Primary school, the Child and Family Support Worker will work from a child centred
approach and primarily be concerned with developing and maintaining good working relationships
with parents/carers, children, teachers, head teachers and various educational support staff and other
agencies. The workload is varied.
Job Purpose
To improve the life outcomes and opportunities of children by working with families, parents, carers,
children and the school to enable children to have full access to educational opportunities and
overcome barriers to learning. This may include working with the wider family and community.
Level of Contact with Children and Young People
The responsibilities of the post require the post-holder to have substantial, unsupervised and daily
contact with children, young people and their families and is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
We are looking for candidates with:
• A desire and passion to make a real difference to the lives and life-chances of our children
• The ability to act as advocate, mediator and negotiator for our parents and carers in a range
of situations
• Significant experience of working with and engaging parents / carers and children through
individual and / or group-based support
• The ability to develop and deliver a range of family learning opportunities to support
parents/carers to engage more fully in their child’s learning and to reintegrate parents into
work or study
• An understanding of how to promote good school attendance and punctuality and how to
tackle poor attendance (Including persistent absence or exclusion)
• Drive, enthusiasm, resilience and positive attitudes
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong partnership skills, including ability to work professionally and confidently in close
liaison with schools and other agencies