Assistant Family Worker
Grasmere Nursery School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2BT35 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
1 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- Luton NJC - Level 3 (Pro-rated to Term-time salary)
Assistant Family Worker job summary
POSITION FAMILY SUPPORT ASSISTANT
RESPONSIBLE TO FAMILY WORKER
GRADE L3
DIRECT REPORTS NONE
HOURS 35 HOURS PER WEEK
Purpose of the Post:
To work within the nursery’s Family Support worker to support parents, carers, children, and their families in children's learning and development. The role aims to ensure that, in partnership with the nursery and other agencies, children and their families are supported to meet key developmental outcomes and access the necessary services to support their well-being.
Principal Responsibilities:
Support the Family Support Worker in delivering family activities, Stay and Play sessions, and other parental engagement initiatives in alignment with the School Development Plan.
Collaborate across the nursery as directed by the Family Support Worker, Headteacher, or Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
Assist in fostering family engagement to enhance children’s learning, well-being, and overall development.
Implement agreed actions following assessments of children's and families' needs, including participation in school-based meetings and home visits.
Provide support to children during key life transitions, including educational moves that may affect their development or learning.
Attend and participate in relevant training and professional development as directed by the Family Worker, Headteacher, or SLT.
Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential records; ensure appropriate information is documented and shared within the nursery team.
Serve as a point of contact for families and staff to facilitate clear, consistent communication and information sharing.
Support or lead crèche provision as required by the Family Support Team.
In the absence of the Family Worker, deputise for Stay and Play or other self-led groups. This may include providing support in other areas of the nursery as needed.
Share responsibility for gate duties during arrival and collection times.
Build and maintain positive relationships with parents and carers.
Record all concerns, conversations, and relevant information on CPOMS and share with appropriate staff as necessary.
Plan and deliver 1:1 or small group sessions (e.g., story, yoga, music), particularly for children identified as CP, CIN, FPS, or those with emerging needs.
Offer a weekly nurture timetable and liaise with class teams to identify children requiring additional emotional or social support.
Conduct home visits to support families and build strong parent/carer relationships.
Make referrals and liaise with external agencies such as Flying Start, Health Visiting, and CAMHS to provide appropriate family support.
Collaborate with Flying Start to ensure families access the most relevant and appropriate support services.
Organise and deliver coffee mornings or parent workshops on general or specific topics (e.g., toilet training, behaviour management, healthy eating), potentially in collaboration with external agencies.
Support children and families during the transition into nursery, including offering reassurance and guidance to parents/carers.
Assist with transitions between nursery age groups, particularly from 0–3s to 3–5s, ensuring continuity of care and support.
Undertake ad hoc administrative tasks, including the creation of flyers, newsletters, letters, and email communication with parents.
Assist in maintaining community spaces by:
Preparing environments for group activities
Creating and updating displays and notice boards
Organising and managing resources
Monitoring and replenishing refreshment supplies
Ensuring the environment is safe and clean in accordance with health and safety regulations
Carry out any other duties and responsibilities reasonably assigned by the Headteacher or Senior Leadership Team that are commensurate with the role and grade.
Context:
Grasmere Nursery School has a strong commitment to inclusion and parental involvement. The Family Support Assistant will work closely with the nursery’s Inclusion Team to support families through home visits, school-based opportunities, and wider community engagement.
This role is term-time only, plus one additional week as directed by the senior leadership team. The position is initially for one year, with the possibility of extension subject to funding availability.
The Family Support Assistant will work in alignment with key outcomes to:
Support children's well-being and safety
Promote positive engagement in learning and development
Enhance family participation in the nursery community
Foster inclusion and equal access to support services
Commitment to Safeguarding:
Grasmere Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and adhere to all safeguarding policies and procedures.
All support staff are part of a whole-school team and are expected to support the values and ethos of the nursery, focusing on the needs of colleagues, parents, and pupils within a dynamic and supportive environment.
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.
About Grasmere Nursery School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 5
- Education phase
- Nursery
- School size
- 161 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 5
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Grasmere Nursery School website
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