Family Partnership Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Kelford School seeks a Family Partnership Assistant to support families and strengthen home–school links. This permanent, term‑time post (37 hours) focuses on building trusting relationships between home, school and professionals, helping families access services and resources they need, and promoting pupil wellbeing and inclusion.

The role requires an enhanced DBS check with barred list, Safer recruitment and pre‑employment checks, and a commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality and

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children or families, or in an educational, social care or community setting.
• Enhanced DBS check with barred list check.
• Safer recruitment and pre-employment checks.

Responsibilities

• Build positive relationships with families as the key contact between home and school.
• Work closely with parents, carers, pupils and professionals.
• Provide practical support to families, including through periods of challenge.
• Help families access services and resources they need.
• Strengthen family engagement and celebrate successes.
• Promote pupil wellbeing, attendance, safeguarding and inclusion.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Relationship building

Empathy

Confidentiality & safeguarding

Job description

The Family Partnership Assistant post sits at Kelford School, a special school for 2 to 19-year-olds with severe and complex learning difficulties. The role centres on building trusting relationships between home and school, acting as a key point of contact and helping families reach the services they need. It is a permanent, term-time post of 37 hours, working with parents, carers and professionals from diverse backgrounds. An enhanced DBS check with a barred list check is required, and CVs are not accepted.

What the job involves

• Build positive, effective relationships with families as the key point of contact between home and school
• Work closely with parents, carers, pupils and professionals
• Provide practical support to families, including through periods of challenge
• Help families access services and resources they need
• Strengthen family engagement and celebrate successes
• Help remove barriers to learning by fostering trusting, collaborative relationships
• Promote pupil wellbeing, attendance, safeguarding and inclusion

Experience

• Experience of working with children or families, or in an educational, social care or community setting

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Building positive, professional relationships with families from diverse backgrounds
• Empathy, resilience and a solution-focused approach
• Working effectively in a multidisciplinary team and using own initiative
• Understanding of confidentiality, safeguarding and professional boundaries

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check with barred list check
• Safer recruitment and pre-employment checks

Other

• Passion for improving outcomes for children and young people

What’s offered

• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Tailored CPD through the Trust and the Opportunity Area
• Pathways into initial teacher training
• Working alongside colleagues committed to inclusion and pupil success