Do you have what it takes to help improve life outcomes and opportunities of disadvantaged and vulnerable children? The CFSW would be required to:
- Work with families, parents, carers to overcome barriers to learning
- Improve attendance and punctuality
- Deliver a range of family learning
- Provide support and guidance for parents
- Signpost parents / carers to the support they need
- Work with pupils to improve self-esteem and build confidence and resilience
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
- A strong 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 data analysis and reporting skills
- Strong partnership skills, including ability to work professionally and confidently in close liaison with schools and other agencies
We offer:
- Enthusiastic, hardworking and responsive children who love learning.
- Passionate, caring and dedicated staff.
- The opportunity to work in a Gold Rights Respecting school, with a deep commitment to global education.
- The opportunity to work within a federation, as part of a dynamic professional learning community and benefit from our coaching offer.
- A strong commitment to staff development and evidence-based practice with excellent curriculum professional development opportunities within a federation and Research School training offer.
- Engagement with Camden Learning and other national networks, e.g. Richard Reeves Foundation Camden and Islington network.
- A caring school with a commitment to the DfE Education Staff Wellbeing Charter and a flexible working strategy focused on work-life balance.
- A member of the Camden Anti-Racist Hub, focusing on decolonising the curriculum and deficit thinking.
- A strong commitment to the arts working with Artists in Residents and performing arts experts across the partnership.
To apply for this position, please complete our application form and email your completed form to admin@torriano.camden.sch.uk. If you would like to visit the school prior to applying, please contact the Admin Office to arrange a time on: 020 7424 0202 or via email at admin@torriano.camden.sch.uk / www.torriano.camden.sch.uk
Closing Date: 9th May 2024
Shortlisting: 10th May 2024
Interview: 16th and 17h 2024
Brecknock and Torriano Primary School are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and staff. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. We are an equal opportunities employer.
