Student Keyworker

Our Inclusion teams provide a range of interventions to support students from ages 11-19 with behavioural, social, emotional and mental health needs. We are looking for an additional team member to provide support for our most complex and vulnerable students and family members planning, delivering and evaluating interventions tailored to meet their needs. We have a highly flexible, positive approach to supporting students and colleagues and we require someone who is genuinely committed to using their expertise to help others in an inclusive environment.
The main purpose to this role is to provide focussed family support to families and focussed support to students with complex needs which: improves parenting capacity, educational attendance of children, improved mental health and behaviour, as well as decreases other behaviours which cause risk to children. To work with parents and their children in their homes, in school, run groups and work with students on a one to one basis.
Student and family Keyworkers are accountable to the Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead.

The main duties and responsibilities will include:
Main Responsibilities

• Assessing the underlying causes of students' difficulties, including assessment of family circumstances;


• Drawing up an individual intervention plan for each student and their parents/carers, where appropriate;


• Engaging with families to help them to implement appropriate strategies and behavioural programmes at home;


• Setting and reviewing measurable targets with students;


• Using quantitative and qualitative data to regularly evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and their impact on the students' wellbeing and behaviour in school;


• Liaising with key members of inclusion and pastoral teams regarding students;


• Liaising with mainstream staff regarding strategies to support students;


• Providing confidential support and guidance to students;


• Providing 1:1, paired and group work to address the social, emotional, behavioural and mental health needs of students;


• Meeting regularly with the Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead to discuss cases in order to review development and to refer students on to external agencies where necessary;


• Maintaining records of sessions;


• Contributing to the ongoing review and development of Inclusion provision e.g. helping to identify gaps in our provision;


• Undertaking research to support our practice where appropriate and keep up to date with initiatives and research in mental health and education;


• Keeping the Designated Safeguarding Officer informed of concerns relating to safeguarding and/or child protection;


• Contributing to the running of the Junction department with lunch and break time clubs;


• Contributing to the Junction department by supporting and running after school clubs and holiday-based activities.