Early Intervention Worker

Early Intervention Worker: Safeguarding

Contract type: Full time weekly hours, 35 hours per week and Term Time Only + 3 weeks - Fixed term for 1 year

Salary range: £34,359.00 - £35,892.00 FTE pro-rata, depending on qualifications and experience

Actual gross pay based on term time + 3 weeks: £32,343.39 to £33,786.46

Pay scale: Points 12 to 15 of the NJC Inner London Pay Scale 5

Required: As soon as possible

Thank you very much for your enquiry about the post of Early Intervention Worker: Safeguarding. We look forward to receiving your application.

Dunraven School, Secondary phase are looking to appoint a well-qualified and enthusiastic person to join our team.

DUNRAVEN SCHOOL OVERVIEW

The school’s aim is “Excellence for All” and the Governors wish to appoint a candidate of significant ability and enthusiasm, aware of and stimulated by the challenges and potential of a successful multi-ethnic co educational school and keen to share in the leadership of our All Through Provision.

Main Purpose:

• To offer professional support to students who are identified children in need, impacting on their development, attainment and general wellbeing.
• To offer interventions designed to improve the capacity of students and their families through signposting families to direct parenting work, developing extended networks of support for students and working alongside external agencies.
• To provide specialist support to students identified at risk of; exclusion, social services involvement or mental health difficulties.
• To offer support and advice to the wider Inclusion Team and school community in the areas outlined below.
• Provide a full learning experience and support for students and the school community

Responsibilities / Duties

• To hold a caseload of targeted children; working to support their identified needs around their social, emotional, psychological, environmental and academic development through a range of activities including individual and group support, family support and advice.
• Liaise with the Assistant Head and Safeguarding Lead, Head of Secondary/Senior Staff, Teaching and relevant non-teaching Support Staff, LA Representatives, External Agencies, Social Services, Family Support Workers and Parents.
• To work closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead to discuss vulnerable students; issues including safeguarding, the risk of exclusion and child protection.
• To act as Safeguarding officer, in conjunction with the Designated Safeguarding Lead, as necessary. There may be occasions where it is necessary to deputise for the Designated Safeguarding Lead or Deputy DSL.
• To have effective and up to date knowledge of Safeguarding procedures and legislation and associated statutory obligations, for example, the Prevent duty.
• To support in the formulation and delivery of school safeguarding procedures
• To provide interventions to support students experiencing social, emotional and behavioural problems using a variety of skills such as motivational interviewing, CBT, family work, group work, child and family assessments, common assessment framework and family group conferencing.
• To provide interventions to support students experiencing social, emotional and behavioural problems using a variety of skills such as motivational interviewing, CBT, family work, group work, child and family assessments, common assessment framework and family group conferencing.
• To assess, monitor and follow up on the progress of students in receipt of services and individual caseload.
• Working with the Assistant Headteacher: Inclusion to lead and develop an innovative and distinct Early Intervention Service for the school, with a focus on supporting students to address and overcome barriers to learning as well as aiming for the highest possible standards of behaviour and attainment.
• To initiate and sustain an active engagement with students to help them explore issues and make changes in areas which may be affecting their development.
• To ensure students are set Individual Action Plans with SMART targets which are shared with all relevant staff and families. Targets are monitored and reviewed half termly.
• Regularly monitoring students through lesson observations and through liaising with parents/carers, class teachers, form tutors, senior team and other key staff via collaborative work.
• To attend regular department meetings.
• Regularly attend year team meetings and liaise with the parents/carers of students. Developing effective communication and relationships.
• Working with external organisations to support the emotional well-being and attainment of students.
• Facilitating Restorative Justice/Mediation meetings with students.
• To effectively liaise with key Inclusion staff including the SLCR, the Base, Attendance Officer, SENCO, LST’s/LSA’s and the Referral Centre.
• To supervise and support students in placement and/or voluntary workers within the Early Intervention Team.
• To fulfil duties as co-tutor working closely with the year team in registration, assembly, attendance, punctuality, monitoring academic and personal progress and behaviour.
• Monitor performance against appraisal objectives to ensure that progress is made.
• To liaise with team leaders regarding relevant developments in child protection and education policy in order to enhance quality of support and student achievement.
• Developing staff knowledge of early intervention through training and being able to transfer early intervention skills to teaching and pastoral staff linking with Quality First
• Teaching. Particular areas include managing behaviour and de-escalating difficult situations.