Home School Link Worker - Galashiels Cluster

Job Details

Grade: 7A

Hourly: £17.10 - £18.76

Salary: £31219.15 - £34248.64 per annum pro rata

Contract Duration: Temporary until 19 October 2025

Hours: 28

*Please note there are two posts available for this vacancy*

Role Purpose

We are seeking to recruit an experienced and skilled member of staff, with a background in working with children and families and third sector agencies, to work as part of a Cluster team to support and improve outcomes for families. A key responsibility of the post holder is to link with other agencies and organisations in the community that may be already working with individual children and families or who can play a positive role in interventions.

The post holder will contribute to:-
• Developing positive home-school relationships
• Intensive Family support with identified families
• Delivering Parenting courses with ELC & P1 enrolled families
• Supporting families to access 3rd sector agencies In order to:
• Increase attendance • Reduce exclusions
• Increase attainment & engagement The post holder will work with individual children and families/carers. The service is aimed at delivering early interventions at a local level thus alleviating the need for more formal referral procedures.

Essential

A sound educational background, preferably with qualifications to at least Higher level.

A current driving licence and use of a vehicle is an essential requirement of this post. * If you have a disability which precludes you from holding a drivers licence, Scottish Borders Council will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability. Should it be possible to make such an adjustment in order that you can undertake the travel responsibilities of the post, this will be taken into account in consideration for this role.

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries may be made to Pauline Copeland at Pauline.Copeland@scotborders.gov.uk.

Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.