ASD Family Support Worker

Hunsbury Park Primary School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 9RR

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2024

• Closing date

  3 October 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,334.00 Annually (FTE) Scale 14

ASD Family Support Worker job summary

This role will be on a full-time basis with 2.5 days as a family support worker and the other 2.5 days supporting as a Teaching Assistant within the provision. The role will be based across the two Nest sites- one at Hunsbury Park Primary School and the other in Duston at Chiltern Primary School (roughly 10 minutes’ drive!)

This is an exciting opportunity for a Family Support Worker to join our team and provide further support and opportunities to our families.

We are looking for:

• A family support worker who is passionate about supporting children with Autism to be happy, independent, and safe individuals

• A family support worker who is passionate about working with SEN, especially children with Autism

• A family support worker who is knowledgeable and experienced in supporting families and children with a diagnosis of Autism

• A positive professional, who can see each day as a fresh start

• An excellent communicator and team player

We can offer you:

• Friendly, enthusiastic children who are eager to learn and improve.

• An environment designed to meet the needs of our children, for example Sensory rooms, Teacch zonal classrooms, outside regulation areas and purpose-built playgrounds.

• Large grounds including Forest School

• A team that really values the support of the whole school community and works relentlessly to ensure that every child reaches their full potential.

• A dedicated, friendly and welcoming staff team who are committed to providing the very best possible education for all of our pupils.

• Access to high quality CPD.

• An ambitious and forward-thinking school who work well together with children, parents and carers to provide the best possible school experience for all.

Hunsbury Park Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Closing date: 3rd October 2024

Interviews: Date to be confirmed

We would welcome applicants to visit our provision before applying and would invite you to ring the school office to make arrange a mutually convenient time to do so. We would also advise looking at The Nest section on our school website to find out more about us!

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Hunsbury Park Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 316 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Hunsbury Park Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hunsbury-park-primary-school (opens in new tab)

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