Home Link Worker PEF
- Location:
- Sanquhar AcademyBroomfield, DG4 6BZ
- Salary:
- £21,594.20 - £23,097.10 per year
- Contract Type:
- Temporary
- Position Type:
- Part Time
- Hours:
- 30 hours per week
Advert
Home Link Worker (PEF) (7/09521) (Fixed Term)
Sanquhar Academy
£21,594.20 - £23,097.10
You will be required to work 30 hours per week, 39 weeks per year.
Sanquhar Academy is located in the Upper Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, serving the Royal Burgh of Sanquhar and the neighbouring villages of Kirkconnnel, Kelloholm and Wanlockhead.
Sanquhar is within easy reach of large parts of Dumfries and Galloway, Ayrshire and Lanarkshire.
We are looking to appoint a passionate and committed Home Link Worker to work alongside our caring, established team and to ensure that we make a real difference to children’s lives. The working week can be used flexibly to meet the needs of learners and their families.
The successful candidate will demonstrate experience of supporting and developing relationships with young people and families alongside colleagues from across the school. They will join a committed team and will provide support for learners and families to engage with school and wider learning opportunities. The successful candidate will display a commitment to working in partnership with staff, parents and the wider community to provide quality engagement and learning experiences, helping to equip pupils with the skills to become successful, confident and responsible contributors to the world they live in.
This post is fixed term for up to 1 year.
This position may be suitable for a Secondment; Line Management approval should be sought before applying for the position.
This post is considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident.
For further information please contact:
Elaine Hetherington Cree (Head Teacher) on 01659 502080