Family Worker at Stewart Fleming Primary School

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Job Reference #

EDV/2026/SFPS/73179

Location

Witham Road, Anerley, London, Greater London, SE20 7YB

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Term

Full-Time

Salary

£25,201.69 - £27,127.50 Annually (Actual)
TPA 15 / NJC 15-20 - £33,985 - £36,582pa FTE

Closing Date

Midnight, Mon 15th Jun, 2026

Start Date

27th August 2026

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

Interview Date(s)

Friday 19th June 2026

Interview Date(s) Friday 19th June 2026

About this Role

The Headteacher and her senior leadership team are looking to recruit a family worker to join their support team . They will be responsible for providing constructive support to vulnerable families. The aim is to increase engagement with these families and thereby reduce barriers to learning and increase participation in school life of their children. This role is term time only including inset days which is 39 weeks per year and the weekly hours are 30 hours per week.

Key responsibilities include:

Supporting other agencies and families in improving attendance of identified children.
Ensuring that parent-school relationships are as strong as possible – enabling at risk pupils and their families to quickly receive all necessary support if required.
Working in partnership with the inclusion team and senior leaders to manage and keep records of complex and confidential case studies and procedures.
Supporting a clear and soundly based educational vision, ethos and direction that promote and support pupils’ learning and their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
Acting as a point of contact for families in need of support; actively promoting support provided by the school and local agencies.
Facilitating family support sessions and other activities.
Providing support for vulnerable pupils at lunch.

We encourage school visits and these can be arranged by calling the school office directly on 0208 778 1043.

Stewart Fleming Primary School is a 2-3 form entry school within The Pioneer Academy. This oversubscribed school is Ofsted graded Outstanding has undergone an exciting building project to extend the school. We offer a caring and inclusive school community with high expectations of all our children. Our dedicated and happy staff team provides a safe and stimulating learning environment which reflects our vision and culture, promoting mutual respect, whilst nurturing hearts and minds. Together we ensure our children achieve their very best.

Stewart Fleming Primary School is part of The Pioneer Academy Trust which is an academy trust with schools across London and the South East. At The Pioneer Academy, we put children first, pioneering excellence and championing each and every child. All our schools, ranging from small infant schools to large primary schools, work collaboratively, sharing resources and expertise. Find out more at: http://www.stewartfleming.bromley.sch.uk and www.thepioneeracademy.co.uk

What we offer you:

A friendly, dedicated staff team who believe in teamwork and building positive relationships across the school, the Trust and in the local community.
A supportive and collaborative working ethos, including support from the Trust’s Central Executive Team and a range of experts, such as specialists in EYFS, SEND and Phonics.
A Trust wide curriculum with shared planning and resources, including adaptive teaching tools, to significantly reduce workload for teachers and subject leaders.
High quality development programme with induction programmes for all new staff.
Excellent CPD opportunities, including outstanding ECT training and support, subject specific training for all, and access to NPQs.
Annual conferences with keynote speakers, including experts from the EEF.
Access to professional coaching beyond your ECT years.
Termly subject leader forums to increase collaboration and reduce workload.
Access to Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling, integrated GP and nurse services, and access to a range of other wellbeing services such as private physiotherapy, mindfulness and yoga sessions, bereavement support, menopause support, men's health support.
Access to discounted wrap around childcare for staff.
Free academy-wide social events throughout the year.

If you are interested in applying for the post, please see the Job Description/Person Specification. To apply for this vacancy, please complete the application form, completing a full education and employment history since leaving school and indicating how you satisfy the criteria set out in the Job Description/Person Specification. Please list your teaching experiences clearly in your application. Previous teaching posts, including any teacher training placements for those recently completing Initial Teacher Training, should be listed in the employment history section of the form, and you should expand on your experiences within your personal statement, articulating the year groups and key stages that you have experiences of teaching in. Applications should be submitted via email My New Term. CVs will not be accepted.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a criminal disclosures and declarations form prior to interview. References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 online searches will be completed as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates, searching online content that is publicly available for inappropriate online content that may suggest that a shortlisted candidate may not be suitable to work with children, or that may harm the reputation of the school. If any issues of concern come up in online searches, shortlisted candidates will have an opportunity to address these at interview. An Enhanced DBS certificate will be required on provisional offer, including a check of the Children’s Barred List. Further vetting checks, in line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 will be completed following a provisional offer of appointment. Where applicable, if an applicant with a provisional offer of employment has lived and/or worked outside the UK, they will be required to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct or other overseas police check. Candidates will be required to arrange this themselves if they do not already have the necessary certificate. We recommend that those applicants who have lived and/or worked abroad read the Gov.uk information ahead of interview to familiarise themselves with the vetting checks that will be required: Criminal Records Checks for applicants who have lived overseas - further information

The Pioneer Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks. Our Academy Safeguarding Policy is attached for your reference.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS ADVERT EARLY AND SUITABLE CANDIDATES MAY BE INTERVIEWED BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE.