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Islington Council

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Address: Islington Council; 222 Upper Street; London; N1 1XR
Contact Number: 020 7527 2000

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Cyf: CEW/0823/020 ID y swydd wag: 5565253

Education Support Practitioner

Closed for applications on: 4-Medi-2023 00:05

Statws y swydd wag: Closed

Closed for applications on: 4-Medi-2023 00:05

Lleoliad

Gwefan: 222 Upper Street, London N1 1XR
Tref: London
Cod post: N1 1XR
Major / Minor Region: Llundain

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Contract: Cyfnod Penodol: 23 mis (This contract will end on or before 30/08/2025)
Oriau: Llawnamser - 35 awr yr wythnos (Available some evenings and weekends)

Cyflog

Cyflog: £35,223 - £36,417 per annum
Cyfnod cyflog: Yn flynyddol
Gradd: (SO1, scp 23-25)

Arbenigedd

Prif leoliad: Education

Dyddiad y cyfweliad: 21/09/2023

Our mission

We are determined to create a more equal Islington, where everyone who lives here has an equal chance to thrive. To do this, everyone who works at Islington Council lives by a set of values which guide us in everything that we do: collaborative, ambitious, resourceful, and empowering. They spell out ‘CARE’, which is what we think public service is all about.

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Our vision is for children and young people to be safe, able to overcome difficulties and to form secure relationships through their childhood and into adulthood.

In 2020 we reviewed the way families are helped in Islington and have implemented the changes that our service users, staff and partners have told us would make the most difference to improving outcomes for families.

If you would like to be part of developing and delivering a service to better meet the needs of children and believe in the importance and value of early help, then this is an exciting opportunity for you to be a part of a new and exciting future for over 5s family support in Islington.

Providing an integrated offer within three locality based teams, each locality has a universal offer of help, a rapid response to families and wrapping around universal services to manage emerging needs as early as possible. This is in addition to case holding interventions which are flexible to support families with multiple complex needs and short term help in venues where families are.

We are looking for someone who shares our passion for evolving the way help is delivered to families, so that more families are helped more quickly, in places where they are through a flexible offer of support that has relationships at its heart.

The post holder will support local families, delivering interventions to ensure children and young people improve educational outcomes, particularly in relation to attainment, attendance and reducing school exclusions. You will work collaboratively with schools to proactively engage with the local community and share information, advice and guidance. You will have tools to successfully support and engage with families directly as part of a multi-agency approach. You will have experience of independently planning and delivering tailored interventions that improve children and young people’s educational outcomes and aspirations for the future.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and acknowledge our responsibility to mitigate against systemic racism and inequalities.

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Work alongside the practitioners involved in a child’s life to improve educational outcomes- improving attendance, attainment and reducing school exclusions.

Engage with and build relationships with schools, PRU and AP provides in the locality to promote identification of children who need help.

Promote staff development and share good practice around child and young people centred work and managing complex needs in the community.

Deliver group work and parenting programmes to parents and/or children with a focus on improving educational outcomes.

To participate in a flexible approach to meet the needs of children with poor attendance, able to provide planned pieces of work, one off quick response, advice and guidance to schools and practitioners across the partnership to improve attendance. This will include facilitation of community drop-ins and community based outreach.

Keep informed of current policy and research developments (e.g. in the fields of adolescent development, mental health, family relationships, peer on peer violence, child sexual exploitation, working with gangs, foster care and multi-agency working), attend and contribute to training, and ongoing staff development.

To participate in data collection and recording into the relevant management information systems in order to capture all necessary inputs, outputs and outcomes for young people, their families and carers.

Using information systems to log, monitor and track pupil attendance, exclusions and attainment progression across a locality in order to inform targeting of resources, planning and delivery of appropriate intervention.

Available when and where the need is. This will likely include home visiting, time spent on school sites, working early mornings to bring children in to school, evenings and weekend work.

Understand the disadvantages faced by residents in the locality and work to reduce inequality.

Work in accordance with local and national child protection and safeguarding procedures and adhere to London Borough of Islington policies and procedures.

Ensure that support is trauma informed and rooted in motivational practice.

It is the policy of Islington Council that no user of service, present or future employee or job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their sex, perceived or actual sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion or belief, age, creed, colour, nationality, national origin, ethnic origin, or disability, or on the grounds of their association with someone in one of these groups; nor is disadvantaged by any conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justified. We welcome applications from Black and Minority Ethnic candidates and acknowledge our responsibility to mitigate against racial discrimination. 

Please note: Priority will be given to those at risk of redundancy within Islington Council. Current employees who are part of the redeployment pool must meet the essential criteria for shortlisting to be prioritised.

Islington Council operates a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria and we are committed to providing support to applicants who request reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process and throughout their career with us.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff, and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are also committed to flexible working and will consider requests where possible.

Islington Council also operates random drug or alcohol testing for safety critical roles or for where there may be just cause.

To apply for this position please use the online application process. Please note that the council only accepts online applications, no CVs or alternative forms of applications are accepted. If you are unable to use the online process please contact the Recruitment team on 020 7527 2155 or e-mail [email protected]

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Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.

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Qualifications & Knowledge

Meini prawf hanfodol

Minimum NVQ level 3 or professional qualification of equivalent level in education, health, social care, play/youth work or similar with post qualifying experience as a practitioner in a related fieldwork setting
GSCE Grade C or above in English, or equivalent or the ability to pass the equivalence test in spelling and grammar
Knowledge of legislation, guidelines and procedures for supporting children to achieve their full educational potential, including those in non-mainstream education and with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

Engaging children and families through community based activity to identify and meet needs at the earliest possible opportunity.
Delivering group work and/or parenting programmes.
Working in a diverse multi-cultural borough. An understanding of the disadvantages families in Islington may face, how these may impact on child outcomes and create barriers to accessing service. Able to demonstrate a commitment to addressing inequality
Able to communicate clearly and effectively in writing using IT skills to produce accurate written records using basic software packages and case work recording systems.

Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol

Ability to develop relationships with families through assertive outreach, being solution focused and motivating service users to improve educational outcomes
Ability to work as part of a multi-agency team and participate in team around the school meetings and offer advice to colleagues around attendance issues
Able to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Knowledge of relevant local and national safeguarding procedures and thresholds with experience of applying these to practice.
Demonstrate understanding of the challenges families experience that impact on attendance, risk of exclusion and attainment. Promote solution-focused practice to improve school attendance
Able to work flexibly to enable service delivery to meet the needs of families, including at times and in venues that families are available to access.