Family Key Worker

Prospero Teaching; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Prospero Teaching is seeking a Family Support Worker for a secondary school in North Manchester. This role focuses on supporting young people who face challenges related to emotional health, addiction, and family issues, all within a nurturing and stable environment. Candidates are encouraged to apply if they have relevant experience and knowledge of the local community.

Benefits

FREE Team Teach training

Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of the Blackley area is useful.
• Enhanced DBS certificate required.
• Two professional references needed.

Responsibilities

• Support young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health issues.
• Liaise with social workers and family members.
• Help engage students with the curriculum.

Skills

Social Work

Caring Nature

Safeguarding

Supporting Challenging Behaviour

Job description

Would you like to help support the hardest to reach families in North Manchester and really make a difference in their lives?

Prospero Teaching are recruiting for a Family Support Worker to work in an Ofted "Good" rated secondary school in Blackley (M9). It is a school for young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health issues, and raises aspirations for the young people that deal with these challenges every day.

It is a safe, supportive environment, with low staff turnover - most staff who are sent in by Prospero Teaching are offered a permanent contract after their first 12 weeks

The role requires you to go out into the community and liaise with social workers, and family members to help these young people to engage with the curriculum as best they can. The young people have all been affected by drug abuse, family issues, trauma, neglect or mental health issues - and therefore find it difficult to attend school on a regular basis and have some behavioural challenges. All students have an education and health care plan which you will be able to follow.

If you have a good working knowledge of the Blackley area it would be very useful for this role!

Required Skills :

- Social Work

- Caring Nature

- Some Safeguarding background - eg have worked safeguarding children or adults before

- Transferable skills from Teaching, Support Work, Prison Work or other roles where you supported challenging behaviour

- Drivers licence and access to own car

Prospero Teaching are pleased to offer FREE Team Teach training every half term, to fully equip you for this role!

CONTRACT/POSITION DETAILS

Location - Central Manchester

Position - Key Worker

Type of work - Pastoral

Contract or position start date - Sept 2025

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST:

Hold Right to Work in the UK

Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application

Provide two professional references

OTHER

If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.