Management Information Sheet
Parent Support Advisers
Further to MI 78/08
Published 10/05/08
Standards Fund 1.6 Extended Schools
It is expected that larger clusters of schools will advertise these posts through the Norfolk County Council website in accordance with equal opportunities. Existing experienced Parent Support Advisers, whose fixed term contracts will be coming to an end on 31st July 2008, might wish to apply for these posts.
For any Parent Support Adviser new to the post (from September 2008), a full training programme will be offered by Norfolk Children's Services, to National Occupational Standards, at no cost to clusters. The first training round will be offered in September 2008. An ongoing programme of professional development will be offered to all Parent Support Advisers by Norfolk Children's Services through the PSA network meetings.
Each cluster will need to nominate a lead school to hold the contract and funding for the Parent Support Adviser unless a Service Level Agreement is set up with the voluntary sector (Additional Information sheet). A line manager will also need to be named who will provide ongoing support and be the point of contact within the cluster, and for NCS. Discussions will need to take place within each cluster to identify the potential line manager who will be able to attend one of the briefings (see Additional Information).
Attached:
Job description and person specification
Advert template
Additional Information/ Guidance/ Briefings
Voluntary Sector expressions of interest
Published 10/05/08
Standards Fund 1.6 Extended Schools
Parent Support Advisers
Norfolk Children's Services are pleased to inform schools that, following the success of the DCSF Parent Support Adviser pilot in Norfolk (Jan 07- July 08), Norfolk Children's Services, with agreement from the Schools' Forum, are able to offer funding to each school cluster for a 3 year period from September 2008- 2011 to employ 1 fte Parent Support Adviser (term time plus 2 weeks) at Scale 5 point 22, £18,907 (subject to MRS), with 38% on costs. Clusters may wish to consider appointing a second Parent Support Adviser, but funds for this will need to be identified from within the cluster itself.It is expected that larger clusters of schools will advertise these posts through the Norfolk County Council website in accordance with equal opportunities. Existing experienced Parent Support Advisers, whose fixed term contracts will be coming to an end on 31st July 2008, might wish to apply for these posts.
For any Parent Support Adviser new to the post (from September 2008), a full training programme will be offered by Norfolk Children's Services, to National Occupational Standards, at no cost to clusters. The first training round will be offered in September 2008. An ongoing programme of professional development will be offered to all Parent Support Advisers by Norfolk Children's Services through the PSA network meetings.
Each cluster will need to nominate a lead school to hold the contract and funding for the Parent Support Adviser unless a Service Level Agreement is set up with the voluntary sector (Additional Information sheet). A line manager will also need to be named who will provide ongoing support and be the point of contact within the cluster, and for NCS. Discussions will need to take place within each cluster to identify the potential line manager who will be able to attend one of the briefings (see Additional Information).
Attached:
Job description and person specification
Advert template
Additional Information/ Guidance/ Briefings
Voluntary Sector expressions of interest
| For more information and answers to any of your queries regarding the advert,e mail: | Beverley Bird, Parent Support Adviser Coordinator |
| Julie Westrop, Parent Support Adviser LA Lead |