Child & Family Support Worker
Market Drayton Junior School, MARKET DRAYTON, Shropshire, TF9 3HU20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
23 March 2026 at 9am
Date listed
2 March 2026
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
- £14.84 - £15.58 Hourly
Child & Family Support Worker job summary
Core Purpose of Role:
Main duties/responsibilities
- Offer emotional and practical support to parents, pupils and families, in their own homes where necessary, responding quickly to changing needs and circumstances.
- Offer a whole family approach to families with using the strengthening families criteria (must meet at least 2 of the criteria).
- Build trusting relationships with parents and pupils to help support their needs, to develop independence and resilience rather than dependence.
- Work alongside colleagues to assess the needs of the families referred for support and participate in the reviews and evaluation of the support.
- Plan creative and innovative responses to families’ needs and keep high-quality records and assist with the preparation of reports.
- Act as a DDSL, raising any immediate concerns with the Headteacher. Make referrals to FPOC, following discussion with Headteacher, use the Threshold Document, complete MARF forms, attend strategy and other meetings as needed.
- To receive line management and supervision as agreed with the line manager.
Supporting Families
- Act as a point of contact for families in need of support.
- Establish and foster good relationships with families.
- Promote the self-esteem of parents and help them to communicate openly.
- Discuss issues, e.g. difficulties at home, with parents in a confidential manner and in accordance with the school’s Confidentiality Policy.
- Support inclusive practices, focusing on preventative and early intervention measures.
- Support vulnerable and ‘at risk’ pupils and families in a manner appropriate for individuals’ needs.
- Share information on practical childcare and parenting skills with families who request it.
- Facilitate group family support sessions and conduct them in a positive, holistic and confidential manner.
- Be knowledgeable of the range of agencies available locally; working with them directly or signposting parents towards suitable assistance.
- Ensure the Essentials for Engagement are in place:
- Consent is in place where appropriate.
- There will have been an assessment taking account of the needs of the whole family.
- There is an action plan that takes account of all (relevant) family members.
- To act as the Lead Professional, where appropriate.
- Be a DDSL at the school and act in accordance with the Children Protection and Safeguarding Policy.
- Participate in training events as required to ensure your knowledge is up-to-date and reflects good practice advice.
- To provide guidance and support for families experiencing difficulties in a way that does not bring them into conflict with neighbours, the community and housing agencies. To maintain contact with families for an agreed length of time to help families develop more effective strategies and skills to improve outcomes for the whole family.
- To deliver parenting support using the Solihull Model, where appropriate (individually or in a group).
- To maintain regular contact with families of children and young people receiving support to encourage positive family involvement in the child’s/young person’s learning.
Supporting Pupils
- Complete common assessment forms with families to ensure they receive appropriate support.
- Liaise with teachers, the Headteacher, SENCO, DSLs, and any other relevant persons regarding pupils.
- Work across all of the both the Infant and Junior schools to support vulnerable children within the same family as needed.
- Provide pastoral support to pupils as required, implementing pastoral support plans as appropriate.
- Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations of pupils.
- Assist with the development of behaviour plans to ensure pupils have the support in place to positively engage with learning.
- Encourage pupils to interact and engage with activities and learning and develop pupils’ confidence and self-esteem.
- Under guidance from teachers, provide feedback to pupils in relation to their progress and achievement to help them make meaningful and positive progress.
- Provide one-to-one support for pupils as and when required, including during typically more stressful times such as the lunch period.
- Be available as timetabled during break and lunchtime to offer drop-in and/or planned support to identified children.
- Withdraw and support pupils whose behaviour is proving a significant barrier to their own or others learning, in consultation with assistant heads or headteacher.
Further information about the job
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 will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Market Drayton Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 337 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Market Drayton Junior School website
Market Drayton Junior School is a thriving three form entry school whose core purpose is to equip every individual with skills for life and a passion for learning through the delivery of a dynamic, vibrant curriculum and inspirational, innovative teaching. The school aims to provide a happy and safe learning community in which all individuals are nurtured and
inspired to achieve their best.
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