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Job description

As part of the RAISE Funded BRIDGE-ED initiative, the Home-School-Community Connector will act as a bridge between local families, schools (Primary & Post-Primary), and the wider community to improve children's attendance at school, educational outcomes, wellbeing, and engagement.

Responsibilities

• Supporting families.
• Promoting school attendance and engagement.
• Supporting pupils.
• Strengthening home-school relationships.
• Multi-agency working.
• Record keeping and administration.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• An appropriate Social Sciences degree with at least 1 year’s relevant paid experience supporting children, young people and families, OR at least 3 years’ relevant paid experience without a degree.
• Experience supporting children, young people and families facing barriers to educational participation, attendance or wellbeing.
• Experience delivering one-to-one mentoring, youth work, or family support interventions / services.
• Experience of outreach work and engaging hard to reach individuals and families.
• Experience of partnership working with schools, community organisations, and statutory agencies.
• Knowledge and understanding of the development and care needs of children and young people and of the impact of social exclusion.