Family Support Worker

Hours: 24 hours per week, 4 days per week, 38 weeks per year.

Grade: G8

FTE Salary: £24,702

Actual Salary: £13,442.62

Contract: Fixed Term until 31 August 2025.

This is a multi-school position working across three of our wonderful schools; Braunston C E Primary School, Barby C E Primary School and Staverton C E Primary School.

We are proud to present a unique opportunity for a Family Support Worker, to work across three of our schools, to help our children overcome barriers to learning. As part of the Peterborough Diocese Education Trust, we are proud to offer a role that guarantees set hours and promotes both personal and professional development opportunities.

Braunston, Barby and Staverton Primary Schools are all committed to inviting a professional, supportive and passionate team member into their communities, who can work well with pupils, staff and parents, to help develop links between home and school.

Are you a caring, passionate and professional Family Support Worker, who is eager to address the needs of children and their families, to overcome barriers to learning?

We are seeking someone who:

• Is enthusiastic, approachable, friendly and positive about their role in education and contribution to the whole school community
  
• Can promote effective relationships between home and school, developing and supporting links to encourage regular attendance of children
  
• Ability to work effectively, flexibly, and collaboratively with other staff members, families and the wider community, to develop action plans and facilitate support
  
• Enable the sharing of relevant information between local agencies and school, acting as an effective point of contact for accessing a range of community support services
  
•  Is passionate about children’s learning and well-being
  
• Is keen to support the ethos of a Church school.
  
• Understands the importance of Child Protection and is committed to the safeguarding of children’s welfare- both at home and in school.
  
• Is able to work collaboratively with various members of the school community, including    agencies, school staff, child and parents, to be a pivotal supportive link to help overcome barriers to learning
  
• Understands the importance of Child Protection and is committed to the safeguarding of children’s welfare- both at home and in school.
  
• Is able to promote an effective relationship between home and school life, for both children and parents.
  
• Has knowledge and awareness of opportunities and resources to support children and families in need.
  
• Is able to maintain effective and efficient lines of communication between various groups and organisations throughout the community, to ensure essential support is available for families
  
• Has an understanding of procedures and systems involved in the role, including Social Services, Child Protection, Education Welfare Service policies and Reporting standards.
  
• Maintains an approachable, controlled and focused manner throughout their work, to relay both a positive and optimistic attitude to support those in challenging situations. Oftentimes the role may involve the ability to deal with a wide-ranging audience on challenging issues
  
• Has qualified Nursery Nurse status and previous experience of working with children and families in a working environment.
  
•  Ability to work effectively, flexibly and independently, with willingness to show initiative and strong interpersonal skills
  
• Is keen to support the ethos of a Church school.
  

In return, we can offer you:

• Welcoming and caring schools, that encourage everyone to give their best at all times, that aims to contribute all they can to our lives as school communities
  
• Collaborative and supportive school communities that are underpinned by the Christian ethos, driven by a shared passion of children’s welfare and education
  
• A rewarding and exciting working environment, that inspires and challenges within a supportive and welcoming atmosphere.
  
• Access to a vast array of employee benefits and recognition systems, via our partnership with Vivup.
  
• Employment within one of the largest Multi-Academy Trusts in Northamptonshire, with wider development and career opportunities.
  

Braunston, Barby and Staverton Primary Schools are proud members of the Peterborough Diocese Education Trust. We are a family of 33 schools across the Peterborough Diocese, and these strong links make special contribution to our children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and learning. PDET is responsible for employing all staff and managing finances and other central services for the academies within the Trust.

More information about the schools and the Trust, please find links to our website below:

https://www.barbyceprimary.org.uk/

https://www.braunstonprimary.org.uk/

https://www.stavertonceprimary.org/

https://www.pdet.org.uk/

For more information see our Job Description and Personal Specification.

Don’t let this unique opportunity pass you by!

If this sounds like the perfect job opportunity and you are interested in supporting the pupils of three local primary schools, apply now.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications, so please do not delay in applying!

All of our schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance.