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Family Engagement Officer

4 weeks ago


Aberystwyth, United Kingdom Ceredigion County Council Full time

**Family Engagement Officer**:
Closing date: 09/07/2023

Reference: REQ104731

37 hours / Fixed-Term

31,099 - 32,909 *

Aberystwyth
- *All salary values are pro-rata.-
**About the role**:
We are looking to appoint a Family Engagement Officer to work within disadvantaged communities and support young people to better access their education. The role will be school-based, and time will be shared between Llwyn Yr Eos Primary School and Plascrug Primary School.

On a day-to-day basis you will:

- Develop a plan to address attendance issues and the need for re-engagement with learning, issues which have been exacerbated due to Covid.
- Support better educational outcomes for children from disadvantaged backgrounds or who have other vulnerabilities by addressing issues in the home learning environment through the development of relationships with key partners, such as health, families and wider stakeholders.
- Map and plan for early intervention support and links to other support services where necessary, including supporting mental health and well-being.
- Develop strategies that support disadvantaged families to have more capacity to support their child’s learning, this might involve signposting to other services such as help with addiction, income maximisation and adult education.

In addition to the above, we require an individual with a degree of fluency in the Welsh language.

In exchange for your skills and commitment, we will offer you a range of employee benefits including flexible hours scheme, competitive annual leave allowance and a generous pension contribution scheme. More information about our wide-range of employee benefits can be found here. In addition, we are committed to developing our people and will not only provide support to enable you to quickly and confidently take ownership of this role’s key areas of responsibility but in addition, we are committed to supporting your development in order that you can progress your career with us.

Job Description and Person Specification

**Interviews will be held: 13 **July 2023**
- Safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk is a key priority for us. We aim to support children, young people and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be and acknowledge they have a right to protection and will take action to safeguard their welfare. Each member of staff and volunteer is expected to share this commitment, and we will require an Enhanced Check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)._

**What we offer**:
Work-life balance

Lifestyle savings scheme

Generous employer pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and development

**Where you'll work**:

- Schools and CultureWe offer appropriate challenge and support to our schools, to help them deliver first class education to all pupils, across the age and ability range. Our primary functions are as follows:

- **School Improvement**: Leadership; Support and Challenge, Teaching and Learning; Digital Literacy; Literacy and Numeracy; Welsh in Education
- **Additional Learning Needs**: Provision for pupils with Additional Learning Needs, Inclusion; Attendance; Educational Psychology
- **Pupil Wellbeing**:Counselling; Welfare; Anti-Bullying, Pupil Voice
- **Education Governance**: Data ; Governor Support, Policy support
- **School Admissions**:

- **Culture**: Music Service; Cered; Felinfach Theatre; Museum
- **Infrastructure and Resources**: Planning School Places; Modernisation and Twenty First Century Schools Programme; Buildings; Grants
- **Catering**: Day Centres; Primary Schools; Residential homes.
- **Childcare Unit**: Childcare Sufficiency Assessment; Childcare & Play Grant; Childcare Offer; Out of School (After School Clubs and Holiday Playschemes); Day Nursery, Cylch/Playgroup & Childminder business support and staff training
- Aberystwyth- Aberystwyth is a lively university town, seaside resort complete with promenade and pier, and the setting of atmospheric TV drama Hinterland.


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