Temporary Family Support Worker

Nottinghamshire County Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Supportive staff team

Opportunity to shape safeguarding and家

External partnerships

Job summary

Asquith Primary and Nursery School in the East Midlands is seeking a Fixed-term Family Support Worker on 19.5 hours per week, until July 2028. The role focuses on safeguarding, attendance and family engagement, helping children access the right support through stronger home-school relationships.

You will work with families facing challenges, record information accurately and collaborate with external agencies to provide early help.

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting families facing challenges.
• Strong safeguarding and child protection knowledge.
• Confidence recording information accurately and maintaining records.
• Ability to build positive, trusting relationships with children and families.
• Experience engaging parents who find it hard to engage with school.
• Understanding of early help and working with external agencies.

Responsibilities

• Support the school's safeguarding work.
• Help families improve attendance and punctuality.
• Strengthen home–school relationships.
• Build positive, trusting relationships with children and families.
• Engage families who find it difficult to engage with school.
• Identify barriers families face and find practical solutions.
• Recognise concerns and work with other professionals and external agencies.
• Work closely with external agencies on early help.
• Help develop how the school supports and engages families.
• Ensure children receive the right support at the right time.

Skills

safeguarding and child protection

recording information accurately

building trusting relationships

identifying attendance barriers

engaging parents

understanding early help and external

Job description

Fixed-term Family Support Worker post at Asquith Primary and Nursery School, running until July 2028 for 19.5 hours a week. The role centres on the school's safeguarding, attendance and family engagement work, helping children get the right support at the right time through stronger home-school relationships. The days drop from three to two a week from August 2027, so the hours change partway through. Applicants need safeguarding and child protection knowledge and experience of supporting families who face challenges.

What the job involves

• Supporting the school's safeguarding work
• Helping families improve attendance and punctuality
• Strengthening relationships between home and school
• Building positive, trusting relationships with children and families
• Engaging families who find it difficult to engage with school
• Identifying barriers families face and finding practical solutions
• Recognising concerns and working with other professionals and external agencies
• Working closely with external agencies on early help
• Helping develop how the school supports and engages families
• Ensuring children receive the right support at the right time

What’s required

Experience

• Experience of supporting families facing a range of challenges

Skills & knowledge

• Good understanding of safeguarding and child protection
• Confidence recognising concerns and recording information accurately
• Building positive, trusting relationships with children and families
• Identifying barriers to attendance and finding practical solutions
• Engaging parents, particularly those who find it hard to engage with school
• Understanding of early help and working with external agencies

Other

• Organised and proactive
• Managing sensitive situations with professionalism and discretion
• Resilient, positive and determined
• Works well as part of a team
• Shares commitment to giving every child the best opportunities

What’s offered

• Welcoming and supportive staff team
• Opportunity to play a key role in the school's improvement journey
• Chance to help shape the approach to safeguarding, attendance and family engagement
• Professional development
• Working alongside external partners