Family Support and Engagement Officer

Job Reference: )Primary Location :
Antrim-Ballymena-Castle Tower School Contract Type :
Fixed-Term (May be subject to extension or reduced for any valid reason)
Duration of Contract/Contract End Date : 31st August 2027

Status :
Full-Time Hours per Week : 36

Working Pattern :
Monday - Friday Grade/Scale :
Administrative Officer | NJC pts 29 - 32 | £39,862 - £42,839 per annum

Additional Allowance(s) :
Not Applicable Anticipated Interview Date(s) : TBCAdditional Information:
This role is funded under the Department of Education, RAISE Programme. The RAISE Programme is a whole community and place-based approach to tackling educational disadvantage in 18 localities across Northern Ireland, supporting the Department of Education’s vision that “every child and young person is happy, learning and succeeding.

Family Support and Engagement Officer This role is funded under the Department of Education, RAISE Programme. The RAISE Programme is a whole community and place-based approach to tackling educational disadvantage in 18 localities across Northern Ireland, supporting the Department of Education’s vision that “every child and young person is happy, learning and succeeding.

Contract:

Full time (36 hours per week), 1year fixed term with possible extension

Location:

Castle Tower Special School

Reports to:

Vice Principal Purpose of Role:

Work alongside the Pastoral Team and relevant staff to provide a family-centred support service for pupils and their families across all key stages. The postholder will work closely with pupils, parents/carers, school staff and external agencies to reduce barriers to learning, improve attendance, strengthen home-school relationships and support emotional wellbeing.

Take professional responsibility for and lead emotional wellbeing interventions. In conjunction with the Vice Principal, and Teacher in charge of Emotional Health and Wellbeing, develop and facilitate action plans for aspects of student emotional wellbeing and support in school.

The postholder will provide targeted one-to-one support, parental engagement, school-home liaison, family support interventions, signposting and multi-agency working to promote positive outcomes for pupils and families.

Specific duties/responsibilities
· Contribute to school improvement through the delivery of evidence-based group and individual interventions in line with school development priorities and the EHWB Framework.
· To improve the emotional wellbeing of all year groups through the delivery of evidence-based programmes of intervention to identified pupils within groups or as individuals.
· Develop positive, trusting and respectful relationships with pupils, parents/carers and families.
· Provide individualised support for families experiencing barriers to school attendance, engagement or wellbeing.
· Undertake home visits where appropriate and in line with school procedures.
· Provide practical advice, support and signposting to parents/carers.
· Support families to identify strengths and areas of need and contribute to appropriate support planning.
· Maintain regular communication with families through agreed communication methods.
· Support parents before, during and after significant meetings where appropriate.
· Identify, in partnership with Form teachers and Pastoral staff, pupils and families who would benefit from targeted support, demonstrating a strong understanding of individual strengths, needs and priorities.
· Co-ordinate and support weekly toddler mornings to help incoming families
· Monitor the development and success of interventions, including the provision of data, to show evidence of impact and progress, in line with the whole school reporting protocols.
· Implement strategies and support for pupils to enable them to…