Family Support Outreach Worker - Solihull Schools

Collaborative Education Trust, Solihull, B92 7ER

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £71,329.00 - £71,329.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership Scale Point 14

Family Support Outreach Worker - Solihull Schools job summary

Family Support Outreach Worker (Solihull Schools)

Leadership Scale, Point L14

£71,329.00 pro rata (pay award pending)

2.5 days per week

Fixed term contract for 12 months from January 2027

We are seeking to appoint an experienced senior leader who can co-ordinate off-site directions and managed moves on behalf of schools working in partnership across Solihull.

This is a fixed term appointment, for 12 months from January 2027, which could be a secondment opportunity where appropriate.

The FSOW will be responsible for working in partnership with all secondary settings in Solihull as well as schools across the border to support pupils at risk of permanent exclusion and those struggling to attend their current provision. The role includes responsibility for developing positive relationships with school staff and families so that appropriate placements are made which are in the best interests of vulnerable pupils. Along with securing successful placements, the FSOW will monitor and track off-site directions, providing early intervention and maintaining accurate records accessible to all partnering schools.

This newly developed role is an exciting opportunity to build on excellent partnership working across schools in the best interests of our young people.

For further information, please contact Clare Thorpe, cthorpe@coedtrust.org

Closing date: Monday 2nd November

Proposed interview date: w/c 9th November

Collaborative Education Trust staff, governors and students are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of students and staff. Pre-employment checks in line with KCSIE will be carried out for successful applicants.

The safeguarding responsibilities of the position are detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification.

As the work of this post involves working with children, adults at risk or in a position of trust, it is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Please note that Disclosure & Barring Service clearance at the appropriate level will be required for this post.

Where this post meets the definition of Regulated Activity (as defined in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 as amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) the relevant barred list(s) for children and adults will also be checked. You must disclose details of all unfiltered reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as these will be disclosed by the DBS. It is an offence to apply for a role which involves regulated activity by an applicant who is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

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 Collaborative Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/collaborative-education-trust

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