Home School Link Worker - Galashiels Academy - SBO10120

Job Details Grade: 7A Hourly Rate: £18.41 - £20.20 Salary: £29,023.89 - £31,845.64 per annum Contract Duration: Temporary until 31/12/2026 Hours: 35 Interviews to be held Monday 29th June 2026. Role Purpose We are seeking to recruit an experienced and skilled member of staff, with a background in working with children and families. The post holder will contribute to: • Increasing attendance • Reducing exclusions • Increasing attainment • Developing positive home-school relationships The post holder will work with individual children and families/carers. The service is aimed at delivering early interventions at a local (school-based) level thus alleviating the need for more formal referral procedures. A key responsibility of the post holder is to link with other agencies and organisations in the community that may be already working with individual children and families or who can play a positive role in interventions. PRINCIPAL DUTIES • Act as a link between home and school including m...