About this role
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