Early Help Coordinator - Ivybridge, United Kingdom - Westcountry Schools Trust

Westcountry Schools Trust

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Ivybridge, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Ivybridge Community College

Job Title:
Early Help Coordinator

Location:
Across the Trust (based at Ivybridge Community College currently)

Reports to:
Designated Safeguarding Lead

Pay Scale:
Dependent on Experience

Devon Legacy Pay Scales, _(_Grade E, SCP 16-22)

Hours/Weeks: 37 hours a week, 40 weeks per year: Monday to Friday

(hours between 8.30am - 5.00pm)

Responsible for:
Not Applicable

Job Purpose
Under the line management of the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), the Early Help

Coordinator is required to lead and manage the effective delivery of Early Help for students and families across all Year Groups.

The role of the Early Help Coordinator requires accurate record keeping and communications with stakeholders at all levels, which is both timely and effective.

Main Duties:

To be a first response, offering advice and where applicable sign-posting to all staff with everyday Early Help concerns.
To have a secure working knowledge of Early Help and the various platforms to which referrals can be made to support children and families.
Work in partnership with the Safeguarding Team to triage appointments appropriately.
To monitor all students who have been added to the Rights for Children System and ensure cases are progressing through liaison with their Early Help Leader.
To work closely with the Safeguarding, Pastoral and Attendance Teams and the

SEND Department on intervention strategies, targeting students for intervention on all issues of an Early Help nature which may present a barrier to learning.

To coordinate and support the leadership of Early Help cases, in conjunction with the

Early Help Lead Case Managers in College (usually Pastoral Leaders, SENDCos,

Attendance Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and Safeguarding Team).

This job description provides a general reflection of key accountabilities associated with the post and you may be expected to take on other reasonable activities to assist in efficient delivery service.

Emphasis on specific accountabilities and indicators of success will be agreed as part of your PDR.

Coordination of the process and implementation for students in relation to the

Graduated Response Toolkit.

To effectively communicate with relevant colleagues across the College regarding pastoral concerns, welfare or safeguarding for particular students or groups of students as appropriate.
To act as a link between the College, stakeholders and outside agencies on all issues of an Early Help nature.
To ensure the Safeguarding Team are alerted to Early Help cases on Rights for

Children that have been stepped across from Child in Need (CIN), Child Protection

(CP) or appear as a Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) outcome.

To utilise the SIMS system, ensuring data and information gathering to support Rights for Children is accurate and up to date.
To track and monitor students using epraise, ensuring data and information gathering to support Rights for Children is accurate and up to date.
To record safeguarding incidents on CPOMS, and to use the information as required to produce reports on students for multi-agency meetings.
Use CPOMS logs effectively to identify patterns and inform interventions.
To meet with Early Help Lead Case Managers weekly to discuss and signpost to the correct services.
To support the Education Welfare Officer and internal DDSL in addressing and supporting non-attendance.
Support the College Missing Student Protocol when a student is not present in a lesson.
To effectively support Lead Case Managers in Early Help meetings, including meeting with parents/carers and other agencies where appropriate.
To attend and actively contribute to High-Risk Student meetings to ensure that students of concern are identified for Early Help and appropriate interventions are put in place.
Direct liaison with outside agencies, for example, Educational Psychologists.
To work in collaboration with Lead Case Managers, undertaking referrals for students and/or their families as the specific needs are identified.
To ensure strict confidentiality in all areas of work.
To comply with the College's Child Safeguarding Procedures, including regular liaison with the Safeguarding Team regarding any safeguarding issues or concerns.

Other responsibilities:

Handle all confidential correspondence with discretion and in line with the Trust and

College's Data Protection protocols.

Use appropriate ICT packages as required.
Attend occasional out-of-College-hours functions as required.
Undertake any other duties of a similar level and responsibility as may be required, as directed by the line manager.
Work collaboratively across departments with colleagues and students to ensure the

College operates as effectively as possible to achieve its aims.

This job description provides a general reflection of key ac