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TEMPORARY JOINT POST:
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER
Plasmawr, Coed-y-Gof, Nant Caerau sCHOOLS
Post Title: Family Engagement Officer
POST REF: ED50294952
Contract: Full Time, Temporary (until 31/08/2026)
Salary: Grade 5 SCP 11-19 (£27,269- £31,067) Pro Rata of FTE
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks)
To begin: 1st September 2025
Are you a confident and outgoing person?
Do you enjoy organising and leading events that bring people together?
Are you able to provide guidance and support to others?
If so, this innovative role may be of interest to you…
The Governors of Ysgol Plasmawr, Coed-y-Gof, and Nant Caerau wish to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic Family Engagement Officer to support our families across the three schools. This new role is innovative in offering a service to families in West Cardiff and provides a single point of contact and consistency throughout the educational journey of their children.
We are looking to recruit a dynamic individual to work with targeted families and include them in the learning process. The post holder will strengthen the links between the schools, parents, families, and the wider community in order to reduce the impact of poverty and disadvantage on educational attainment.
This role requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as the successful candidate will be expected to work directly with hard-to-reach families.
The post holder will be able to work as part of a dedicated and supportive team within the schools.
We are looking for candidates who have:
•A high level of resilience to deal with a range of challenging circumstances
•Ongoing and successful experience of working with families
•Experience of working within a school environment as part of the role, including supporting specific children and families across the school
We would like them to be:
•Patient and caring
•Positive
•Proactive and eager to be part of a team
•Professional at all times
Under the Education (Wales) Act 2014, all School Learning Support Workers must be registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC).
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.
Please download or print off the application form by selecting the “Apply Now” button.
Application forms should be completed in full and returned to the school by email for the attention of The Headteacher, before the closing date.
Closing date: Wednesday, July 11th 2025 at 12 noon
Interviews: WC July 14th 2025
Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.
As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity. Therefore, although not a requirement for application, we welcome and encourage applications from underrepresented individuals including those:
•aged under 25;
•not in employment, education or training;
•from our local communities including in particular disabled individuals, carers and those from the Cardiff BAME and LGBT+ communities;
•ability to communicate fluently in Welsh.
Safeguarding Statement