 | Job Title: Parent Support Adviser
Job Reference: CYPF.9417
Team: Family & Parenting Support Team (School Based)
Directorate: Children, Young People and Families
Current salary:
£19,621 - £21,519
Proposed salary:
£21,519 - £23,708
(Subject to a review of pay and conditions. The proposed outcome suggests a change in salary to Grade H, £21,519 to £23,708)
Hours: Various full time and part time posts
Location: School based in Area Clusters county wide
Contract Type: Fixed Term until August 2011
Following the success of the Parent Support Adviser (PSA) project working in priority primary schools across Warwickshire further exciting opportunities are being offered based in host schools to work as cluster based out reach Parent Support Advisers. The Parenting Support Adviser Project, part of a national initiative, offers support, advice and guidance to parents around issues of their child’s attainment, school attendance and transition.
The PSA posts are based in clusters to offer support to parents of primary aged children in the main but also to some secondary schools and special schools where the Cluster has added additional funding to extend service to these schools. The secondary schools in the Alcester/ Bidford, Kineton and Coleshill clusters will be covered and also the special school in the Coleshill cluster.
You will have a key role in promoting high quality at home parenting in a non-judgemental way. You will need to work proactively and flexibly with different stakeholders, especially schools, to identify and support parents. This will include home visits and delivery of evidenced based ‘Triple P’ group and one to one parenting support to parents. You will need to evidence experience of working with and supporting children, young people and families.
The post will be area based in a cluster of schools, hosted by one school, with joint line management between the identified line manager within the school and the identified manager within the Family and Parenting Support Team of the Local Authority. We have vacancies across the county in particular in Alcester/ Bidford, Kineton, Southam, Rugby, Leamington, Nuneaton and Coleshill.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau disclosure.
Applicants who wish to job share will be considered.
The salary for this post, along with other terms of employment, may be subject to change as a result of the implementation of a review of pay and conditions. The proposed outcome is provided for your information. Should this not change, then the proposed salary will be implemented from November 2010 without pay protection.
How to Apply:
Apply using our online job application system.
Download an application form and return via post.
Request an application form from the Recruitment Centre.
Contact us:
External: 0845 1550987
Internal: 8125
jobs@warwickshire.gov.uk
Closing Date: 29 July 2010
Interview Date: 6 August 2010 |