SHS Family Support Practitioner (SHS School Practitioner)Location: The Valley Leadership Academy, Bacup, Lancashire Hours: 5 days per week, Term Time Only +inset daysSalary: £22,274 - £24,796 per annumClosing date: 2nd March 2026Interview dates: (online interview) 9th March 20262nd Stage interviews: (In person at the school setting) 11th March 2026This is a permanent positionOur mission at School-Home Support is simple. We get children and young people back in school ready to learn, whatever it takes.Is this a mission for you? Yes? Then read on. We are looking for a Family Support School Practitioner to join our team and to make a difference in children''s lives every single day. As the Family Support School Practitioner, you will work in close partnership with school staff to deliver a programme of casework to promote and improve educational outcomes for the children and their families we support.You will also focus your support to help improve attendance, punctuality and engagement in learning.Based at The Valley Leadership Academy, the SHS Family Support Practitioner will work from a child-centred approach and primarily be concerned with developing and maintaining good working relationships with parents/carers, children and young people, teachers, head teachers, various educational support staff and other agencies. The workload is varied and is negotiated with the schools before the appointment of the SHS Practitioner.You will have excellent relationship-building and commu