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Child and Family Support Worker

Argyle Primary School, London, WC1H 9EG

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  26 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 June 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 3 days a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday (21 hours)
• Contract type: Fixed term - One-year contract in first instance with the possibility of being extended to three years
• Full-time equivalent salary: FTE £36,963 -38,637 including inner London allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

A desire and passion to make a real difference to the lives and life-chances of our children

• The ability to act as advocate, mediator and negotiator for our parents and carers in a range of situations

• Significant experience of working with and engaging parents / carers and children through individual and / or group-based support

• The ability to develop and deliver a range of family learning opportunities to support parents/carers to engage more fully in their child’s learning and to reintegrate parents into work or study

• An understanding of how to promote good school attendance and punctuality and how to tackle poor attendance (Including persistent absence or exclusion)

• Drive, enthusiasm, resilience and positive attitudes • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Strong partnership skills, including ability to work professionally and confidently in close liaison with schools and other agencies

What the school offers its staff

• Stimulating working environment;
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme;
• Opportunities for professional development and the opportunity to make a difference within our school;
• Friendly, supportive colleagues who are committed to continuous improvement;
• Enthusiastic children who want to learn.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Argyle Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 278 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Argyle Primary School website
• Email address: kareen.baker@argyle.camden.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0207 837 4590
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/argyle-primary-school

Argyle Primary School, an ambitious school in central London, requires a dynamic and inspirational leader of literacy to build on our current successes and drive further improvement.

Arranging a visit to Argyle Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kareen.baker@argyle.camden.sch.uk.

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