Family Engagement Officer
Job description
Hours: 30 hours per week / 39 weeks a year
Contract Type: One year (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026)
Location of post: Primary schools in Pontardawe
We are currently seeking an empathetic and compassionate individual to join our team as a Family Engagement Officer.
Team Teulu is our local authority approach to family engagement. As we approach our third year of delivery, we are looking to recruit a new Family Engagement Officer to continue our recognised good practice approaches in two schools within the Pontardawe valleys.
As a Family Engagement Officer you will demonstrate their approachability and empathy in supporting families, and have a strong sense of moral purpose. The post holders will bring their energy and people skills to represent our core values to our stakeholders, with particular focus on pupil and family voice, and feeding back our impact and outcomes to all.
You will be responsible for increasing family involvement and engagement in school life, supporting all families to build excellent home-school relationships. Your time will be split between two school sites, so you will need to demonstrate excellent time management skills, and the ability to react and respond to varying priorities.
You will demonstrate your ability to work with partners, signposting families to expert professionals to support them at times of crisis. You will be supported to do this through our Learning Community networks.
Your daily routine will be varied; no two days are the same! It involve meeting with parents and family members on a one to one basis and in group sessions, delivering engagement activities to families across the duration of the week. You will meet regularly with the school headteacher and Team Teulu Learning Community Manager to shape engagement activities around the needs of the families. You will be supporting schools to implement poverty-sensitive practices, including the set up of uniform swap shops, supporting parents in completing grant application forms, and building relationships with your local food banks.
Do you have:
1. Recent experience of working with parents, family members, school staff and/or community partners to deliver sessions/
2. Recent experience of supporting disadvantaged families, and the ability to demonstrate an understanding of the challenges faced by vulnerable families in Neath Port Talbot.
3. Recent experience of running family engagement initiatives, for example, Cooking on a Budget, Reading Cafes, Family Nurture or Wellbeing Walks.
4. Excellent time management and organisational skills, with the ability to deliver multiple initiatives across multiple venues.
5. Excellent inter-personal skills, with the demonstratable ability in supporting families in challenging circumstances.
We would welcome those with experience in the following roles: Community Development, Family Engagement, Parenting, Welfare Rights, Housing and many more.
We believe in rewarding and recognising our colleagues& efforts and achievements. We also believe that there&s life at work and life outside of work. We want everyone to be healthy and happy and have the financial resources and support they need.
Choose to work for us and you'll be rewarded with a range of attractive benefits and support to help you live your best life.
6. Hybrid working (in some roles) and flexible working schemes to improve your work life balance
7. Benefit from a competitive employee package with a remarkable 22.4% employer pension contribution
8. Enjoy a holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 32 days after 5 years' service (not forgetting the additional 8 bank holidays too)
9. Access discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure
10. Utilise the cycle to work scheme with up to 40% off bikes and cycling equipment
11. Purchase a new car through Tusker salary sacrifice scheme
12. Enjoy exclusive discounts at local and national retailers with the Smart Spend app through our staff wellbeing group.
If you would like to start a rewarding career with a company that values and invests in its employees and you have the necessary experience and qualifications, this could be your dream job and we would love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion,