Childrens' Support Worker

Justteachers Ltd; Boston; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Justteachers Ltd in the Boston area is seeking a dedicated Support Worker for a full-time, long-term role in a welcoming primary school. You will work with school leaders, pupils, and families to provide targeted support and early intervention where needed.

The role focuses on building strong relationships, supporting attendance and safeguarding, coordinating with external agencies, and delivering family support and parenting guidance to help children overcome barriers to learning.

Qualifications

• Experience in family support, pastoral, attendance, safeguarding, or welfare roles.
• Strong safeguarding and child protection knowledge.
• Experience with vulnerable children and families.
• Ability to build effective relationships with parents, carers and external agencies.
• Enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service, or willingness to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Build positive relationships with children, families and carers.
• Identify pupils requiring additional support with school leaders.
• Support attendance, wellbeing, and safeguarding initiatives across the school.
• Liaise with external agencies and professionals to coordinate support plans.
• Deliver family support strategies, parenting guidance, and intervention programmes.

Skills

Pastoral support

Safeguarding expertise

Relationship building

Interagency liaison

Attendance support

Tools

DBS Update Service

Job description

About the role

justteachers are working with a welcoming and inclusive primary school in the Boston area, who are seeking a dedicated Support Worker to join their team on a full-time, long-term basis. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced pastoral professional who is passionate about supporting children and families to overcome barriers to learning, improve attendance, and achieve positive outcomes. The successful candidate will work closely with school leaders, pupils, parents, and external agencies to provide targeted support and early intervention where needed

Key Responsibilities

• Build positive relationships with children, families, and carers.
• Work alongside school leaders to identify pupils requiring additional support.
• Support attendance, wellbeing, and safeguarding initiatives across the school.
• Liaise with external agencies and professionals to coordinate support plans.
• Deliver family support strategies, parenting guidance, and intervention programmes.

Pre-requisites

• Previous experience working in a family support, pastoral, attendance, safeguarding, or welfare role.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures.
• Experience working with vulnerable children and families.
• Ability to build effective relationships with parents, carers, and external agencies.
• Enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service, or willingness to obtain one.

If you are passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of children and their families, we would love to hear from you.