Family Support Assistant

The Brent Primary School, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6BA

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  3 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 May 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: £24,202.00 Annually (Actual)

Family Support Assistant job summary

Job Title: Family Support Assistant
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Kent Scheme C
Hours/weeks: 37 hours (Monday - Friday) /39 weeks (Term time plus inset days)
Start Date: July 2026
Closing date: 3rd June 2026 (Midnight)

At The Brent Primary School, our children are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud of our warm, inclusive, and caring ethos, where every pupil is inspired to achieve their best. We are seeking a committed Teaching Assistant who shares our passion for nurturing confidence, curiosity, and a love of learning.

Whether supporting whole-class teaching, working with small groups, or providing tailored support to individual pupils, you’ll play a vital role in helping our children flourish. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a friendly, skilled, and supportive staff team who work together to make a lasting difference.

Key Responsibilities

We are seeking to appoint a Family Support Assistant to work at The Brent Primary School. You will be required to work in consultation with the Headteacher, Family Support Manager, SENDco and outside agencies to provide support in addressing the needs of our pupils and families who may be vulnerable, demotivated, or disengaged in overcoming a range of barriers to learning. This support will include working individually and with small groups of pupils, parents and with other professionals/agencies.

You will support the active engagement of parents/carers in their child’s learning, wellbeing and development, through establishing and promoting a positive and effective working partnership between stakeholders, and other agencies, with the shared goal of improving outcomes.

You will support families in many different ways:

• Supporting the inclusion of children in a mainstream school by building and maintaining positive links with families.
• Support with attendance and lateness.
• Providing advice on behaviour support
• Offering support strategies and resources
• Parent confidence building and putting parents in contact with other agencies and services.

You will work with our pastoral team to ensure key information is shared and supporting other practitioners and class teams to implement action plans and put the relevant support in place.

As the Family Support Assistant, you will be involved in extended services such as organising parent events and sign posting to external training and events. You will contribute to transition and reintegration work, ensuring integration of students and families into school, ensuring a consistency of approach and treatment.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for someone who:

• Is warm, patient, and genuinely passionate about supporting children.
• Enjoys being part of a team and thrives in a collaborative environment.
• Brings energy, commitment, and a “can-do” attitude to every school day.
• Communicates clearly and builds positive relationships with children and adults.
• Is adaptable, reflective, and open to learning new skills.
• Has strong organisational skills and is proactive and resilient.
• Shares our values of respect, resilience, kindness, and aspiration.

Previous experience in a school setting is desirable, but enthusiasm and a commitment to seeking positive outcomes are just as important.

Why work with us?

At The Brent Primary School, you will be joining a caring and collaborative community where staff wellbeing, professional growth, and teamwork are highly valued. We offer:

• A friendly, welcoming staff team committed to supporting one another.
• A positive, inclusive culture where every member of staff is appreciated.
• Opportunities for high-quality CPD, coaching, and development.
• Supportive leadership who prioritises pupil and staff wellbeing.
• A school environment built on trust, respect, and shared ambition.
• The chance to make a meaningful impact on children’s lives every day.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. Appointment to this post will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, as well as any other relevant pre-employment checks.

How to apply

Please apply via MyNewTerm with your application form and a short supporting statement explaining how your skills match this role. (If you would prefer the application form in a different format, please contact the school office.)

Please note, due to the volume of applications we receive, we may close this advert should a suitable applicant be found. Therefore, early application is encouraged.

Please download our application pack to find out more, click the ‘Apply Now’ button to send us your application. If you would prefer this advert and application in a different format, please contact the school office.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. Appointment to this post will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, as well as any other relevant pre-employment checks.

We reserve the right to close this advert early, should a suitable applicant be found.

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

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.

About The Brent Primary School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 652 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Brent Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-brent-primary-school

At The Brent Primary School, we strive to ensure that our children receive the very best education that we can deliver. Our core purpose is to enable all pupils to excel in their academic, social and personal achievement. We achieve this through creating a safe, stimulating, supportive and inclusive environment where the health, safety and well-being of all members of our community are at the heart of everything we do.

At our school, we promote a passion for life-long learning through an engaging curriculum that develops independent learners. We develop citizens who will take their place confidently within a rapidly changing world at local, national and global levels. Respect for self and respect for others underpins all aspects of school life. We believe every child is entitled to enjoy his or her childhood. As a consequence, The Brent will always be a friendly and welcoming place, where laughter is often heard and definitely encouraged.

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