Family Support Worker -Education Crewe, England
Job description
Cheshire East has welcomed families from overseas particularly those who have found themselves living in a different country and culture unexpectedly and separated from loved ones such as those affected by war and conflict. We are worked in partnership with the Home Office and with multi-disciplinary teams across the authority to support these families to settle into Cheshire East. The role is to support the education of these children within Cheshire East.
Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.
At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.
If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.
Brighter Future
Employee benefits (cheshireeast.gov.uk)
ABOUT THE ROLE
This is a varied and rewarding role working within Children's Services to support children coming from oversea such as under the Homes for Ukraine resettlement scheme. The role will involve working with schools to support children. You will work with colleagues in teams such as Communities and Housing to support families living within Cheshire East. You will be the key education contact and provide advice and signposting on issues such as free school meals, changes of school, cultural differences, safeguarding, attendance and the British education system. There may be some limited direct work with families but the majority of work will be undertaken with a wider focus to support as many children as possible. The role is based in Crewe with some home working and some travelling throughout the borough.
ABOUT YOU
You will have
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Compassion and understanding of the circumstances of children coming from overseas
- Experience of working in a local authority, school or charity background involving families
- Understanding and commitment to safeguarding
- Able to organise own workload in response to changing and competing demand
For an informal discussion or to enquire about the role please call Jo Bowkett on 07890 321690.
WHAT WE GIVE IN RETURN
- ENHANCED ANNUAL LEAVE - 34 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) from day 1, increasing up to 39 days after only 5 years' service
- ENHANCED PUBLIC PENSION - A career average pension (contributions built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay
- FLEXIBLE WORKING PATTERN - 37-hour standard full time working week with flexi time and hybrid/remote working arrangements
- PURCHASE OF ANNUAL LEAVE - The ability to purchase up to 10 days' extra annual leave each year in addition to your normal annual leave entitlements (this is pro-rata for part time staff)
- CYCLE TO WORK SCHEME - Receive up Income Tax and National Insurance savings of up to 25-39% off the retail price of the bike and safety equipment package (savings dependent on the value of your chosen package and your tax status
- EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME - A completely free to use and confidential assistance service for all employees to help staff manage, reduce and overcome the impact of life issues which they may experience from time to time, both within work and their personal life
- PAID VOLUNTEER LEAVE – Up to two days paid leave per year to volunteer for local organisations in the borough of Cheshire East
- VIRGIN MEDIA AND O2 DISCOUNTS - Exclusive discounts on Virgin Media Broadband and O2 pay monthly plans.
• DISCOUNTED GYM MEMBERSHIPS - Access to corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure which includes: • Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities • Off-Peak Racket Sports • Athletics Tracks • Sauna/Steam/Spa
Cheshire East Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults across the Borough. As such, any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings that are ‘not protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013) relating to the non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to this job. You must therefore, disclose whether you have any previous convictions where prompted to do so within the application process.
