Parent Support Facilitator

Teaching Vacancies; Otley; On-site; GBP 10,000; Part time

Job summary

A local education authority is seeking an experienced Parent Support Facilitator to provide early intervention family support in the Otley area. The successful candidate will collaborate with local schools and engage with families to help overcome barriers to learning. This role offers flexible working during term time, with excellent professional development opportunities and a supportive team environment. A commitment to safeguarding is essential, and the position is fixed-term until August 2026.

Benefits

Excellent Continuing Professional Development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in a relevant support role with families.
• Ability to manage a high volume of work effectively.
• Strong communication skills with adults and children.

Responsibilities

• Engage with families to support their needs.
• Coordinate early intervention family support.
• Work alongside local schools to improve children's outcomes.

Skills

Engaging constructively with adults and children

Coordinating and leading support for parents

Managing caseloads and organizing paperwork

Working with multi-agencies

Commitment to Continuing Professional Development

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

NJC Grade B3 Scale Point 9

(Actual salary - £9,313.06 Per Annum)

15 Hours Per Week

Term Time Only, Plus 2 Additional Days

Fixed Term Until 31st August 2026

Required ASAP

We are looking to appoint an experienced and committed Parent Support Facilitator to work alongside the existing Parent Support Advisor. The successful candidate will work closely with Otley Children’s Centre and 7 local schools in the Otley, Pool & Bramhope Cluster to engage with families by co-ordinating and providing early intervention family support within a framework of integrated services. The purpose of the role is to help parents to overcome barriers to learning and participation in order to improve future outcomes.

The successful candidate will have:

• The ability to engage constructively with adults and children to support progress towards agreed outcomes
• Ability to co-ordinate and lead support for parents dealing with challenging behaviour at home or in the community
• The ability to manage a caseload, prioritise work and organise paperwork to a high standard
• The ability to work with multi-agencies to support children, young people and families
• A commitment to Continuing Professional Development

What the school offers its staff

In return we offer:

• Excellent Continuing Professional Development opportunities
• A dedicated team supported by a collection of committed and experienced Headteachers across the cluster of schools
• A forward thinking cluster who are passionate about making a difference to the lives to the families in the Otley, Pool & Bramhope area

Closing Date: Wednesday 7th January 2026 at noon

Selection Date: w/c Monday 12th January 2026

Collaborative Learning Trust is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

In line with KCSiE 2025, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.