Job Description

About Us (east to west)

Core Purpose:

east to west enables young people to experience Hope through Relational Support Work, which we define as "actively journeying with Children, Young People and Families through the issues that they are addressing in their lives." Acting in accordance with the east to west ethos words (Compassionate, Fun, Integrity, Community, Devoted, and Selfless), you will, as a team member, strive to deliver this core purpose to the very best of your ability.

To provide support to children, young people and their families in order to improve their mental health and well-being, build levels of personal resilience and help expand coping strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

To be an active member of the east to west team, including volunteers and trustees, working within its ethos and guidelines and participate fully in one to one, peer and group supervision To recognise and support the local church in its engagement with east to west and in the project as appropriate To uphold and fully engage with the organisational mission and ethos of The east to west Trust as written in the Core Documents To attend and actively engage with Team Together Days To be deliberate in your engagement with the Development Process, including Supervision and Personal growth To actively identify and undertake ongoing personal training and development as appropriate To embody east to west in all situations, in person and online, socially and in public, inside and outside of a projectAbout the job (Project focused)We are looking for a passionate, talented and rigorous practitioner to join the east to west team and work alongside Kings International College to provide one to one support and group provision with a clear aim on improving attendance.
The successful candidate will be part of the Pastoral team working directly with the school to identify children and young people who are school refuses, consistently out of lesson or require mental health support. The Outreach Relational Support Worker will contribute to improving attendance to school, student engagement with school and work with students on a 1:1 level as well as working with their families.

Key Responsibilities:

Supporting Student Attendance

? To monitor, on a daily basis, attendance targets and interpret information relating to attendance patterns, identifying key areas of concern when targets are not likely to be met, are not met, or are being superseded
? To provide early intervention and support to individuals and groups of students with attendance issues (Persistent Absentees)
? To work alongside key school staff to reduce levels of absence and work with students and families to promote high levels of attendance
? To work with parents and other agencies/alternative education provisions to improve their child's attendance records, coordinating parental support and training where appropriate
? To help parents/carers with parenting skills. To give individual parenting guidance and support, with advice on how to develop and maintain positive relationships
? To listen and offer support on problems and issues and signpost parents to appropriate external agencies
? To help improve family relationships. To be available for families especially in crisis situations, helping those families who need short-term assistance
? To carry out home visits to support families / children, providing outreach support to families in line with School procedures
? To help families / children access other services, referring where appropriate

Supporting Selected Students:

? To work closely with PAs (Persistent Absentees)
? To meet regularly a targeted group of students whose attendance is below the 96% target, either 1:1 or in small groups to help improve aspiration, confidence and motivation
? To help students manage their workload and prioritise their learning where anxiety is affecting their attendance
? To monitor the attendance of vulnerable groups of students and liaise with staff/SEND department
? To provide support to students with significant emotional well-being or organisational issues

Supporting Behaviour and Safety:

? To have a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
? To contribute to ensuring the absolute safety of all students on and off site
? To support identified students who follow alternative curriculum pathways

Person Specification

The successful candidate will aim to:

Be Compassionate:

Actively anticipating and responding to the feeling, needs and concerns of others Work in an outstanding manner being welcoming to all no matter of orientation, race or belief Drawing inferences about and maintaining awareness of others interests, moods and concerns

Act with Integrity:

Logically breaking problems down into their essential elements; carrying out diagnoses and developing solutions Identify key issues, see relationships and draw together elements together in broad coherent frameworks Looking for best use of resources Gathering critical information from key sources to assist problem solving Maximise performance, planning and organisation

Be Selfless:

Continuing to perform effectively in stressful and difficult circumstances Repeated and enduring efforts to overcome obstacles and/or to complete tasks Holds to own convictions in the face of resistance Quickly understanding and applying information, concepts and strategies Ability to alter behaviour and opinions in the light of new information or changing situations Believing in oneself Pursuing excellence in line with the organisation's norms and values

Build Community:

Identifying and providing opportunities to improve the capabilities of other people Being aware of different forms and sources of influencing in choosing between different influencing strategies Maintaining effectiveness in different situations, environments and cultures

Be Devoted:

Building persuasive arguments based on logic, data and the objective merits of the situation Taking the longer term into consideration and developing broad scale objectives Seeking completeness and accuracy Taking continuous action to improve personal capability Focusing attention on key objectives; wanting effective outcomes

Stimulate Fun:

Engaging in proactive behaviour; seizing opportunities Generating original and imaginative ideas and solutions to problems

Occupational Requirement

GOR (General Occupational Requirements) :

It is required for the purposes of this role that the team member is in sympathy with the Christian Ethos of the east to west trust and is comfortable working in a Christian Environment

Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

This role involves conduction home visits to support children, young people, and their families. Therefore, a clean driving license and access to a car are essential requirement

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 17,091.00 per year

Benefits:

Bereavement leave Company pension Sick pay
Application question(s):

Have you worked within the educational setting before and if so please provide details of the role Have you ever supported children or young people within a mentoring/coaching role What is your experience of working with children or young people who require mental health support What is your experience of working with children or young people not attending school
Work Location: In person