Family Support Worker

Towcester Church of England Primary School; Towcester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive environment

Motivated pupils

Perkbox benefits

Job summary

Towcester Church of England Primary School is seeking a caring, passionate and professional Family Support Worker to join our committed team. This role focuses on addressing the needs of our children and their families, helping overcome barriers to learning within our nurturing church school ethos.

The successful candidate will collaborate with school staff, external agencies, children and parents to promote safeguarding, strengthen home–school links and ensure essential support reaches families

Qualifications

• Experience in family support or safeguarding within an educational setting.
• Ability to collaborate with a range of stakeholders including staff, agencies, children and parents.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a proactive approach.
• Commitment to an inclusive, nurturing approach in a Church school.

Responsibilities

• Provide safeguarding and welfare support to pupils and families.
• Coordinate with agencies and staff to remove barriers to learning.
• Maintain clear, supportive communication between home and school.
• Support the ethos and values of the Church school and promote family wellbeing.

Skills

Collaborative working

Safeguarding

Family liaison

Interpersonal skills

Initiative

Job description

About this Role

Towcester Primary School is a friendly, nurturing church school based in the heart of the market town of Towcester. We provide fantastic provision for children from the local community. The school prides itself on its inclusive nurturing approach and strives to ensure that all pupils thrive and have a brilliant start to their education! Standards are high at Towcester where children are keen to learn but welfare and nurture is paramount in allowing this to happen. Visitors comment on the school's ethos of nurture and the 'family feel' of the school. Our children tell us that this is a fantastic place to be!

We are proud of our school and community and all work together to provide the best foundations for our pupils. We are therefore excited to welcome a caring, passionate and professional Family Support Worker to our committed team.

This role presents a unique opportunity to help address the needs of our children and their families, to help overcome barriers to learning.

We are seeking someone who:

• 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 previous experience of working with children and their families
• 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 will offer:

• A supportive environment where everyone is valued
• Happy and motivated children who are eager to learn
• A fantastic opportunity to develop your career within a school and Trust that is focused on personal and professional growth and development
• Access to a wide array of employee benefits and recognition systems via our partnership with Perkbox

All posts are subject to enhanced DBS clearance.