Family Support Worker 22.5 Hours per Week Scale 5 Points 13 - 17 - £26,873 - £28,770 pro rata Maternity Cover The opportunity has arisen for a Family Support Worker to cover maternity leave. The vacancy is for 22.5 hours which can be worked flexibly. Highfields is a vibrant and popular school with approximately 1300 students, including 200 in our sixth form. Our students are friendly and highly motivated. The post also works with students and family from our cluster primary schools. To start as soon as possible, we are looking for an outstanding practitioner. The successful candidate will be resourceful, inspirational and forward thinking. We wish to appoint a colleague to this post who has: · A strong background in family support. · The ability to inspire and motivate students and colleagues to achieve their best · Highly effective interpersonal, communication, management and leadership skills · A commitment to professional development · A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Highfields are proud to be a part of East Midlands Education Trust (EMET), a partnership of schools whose mission is to raise the educational standards and improve the life chances of all the children within our Trust. Our schools are high performing schools who represent the full age range of 3-19, along with an alternative education provider, and we place great emphasis on collaborative working across the Trust within a family of schools approach. Our schools enjoy a high degree of ‘aligned autonomy’ whilst, at the same time, they are supported by a central trust team who help ensure our schools provide the highest quality of provision possible. Highfields is situated in Matlock, the county town of Derbyshire, on the south eastern edge of the beautiful Peak District National Park. It is within easy reach of Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham. On the application form, please focus on a detailed 'supporting statement' taking into account the person specification and indicating why you would be the best person for us to recruit to this position. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. Only applications submitted on the school’s application form will be considered. We do not accept applications through recruitment agencies. Closing date for Applications: 17th November at Midday