Family Support Worker

Thomas Becket Catholic School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6HT

Deadline is tomorrow

Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
22 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 November 2024

Job details

Job role: Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time, full time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £27,334.00 - £30,825.00 Annually (FTE) Dependent on experience

Family Support Worker job summary

Thomas Becket Catholic School is a successful, comprehensive 11-18 secondary school in Northampton. We are committed to continuous improvement and driving up standards of attainment and we are ambitious for our students and our staff. We are a Catholic, learning, listening school where it is not enough that children know they are loved, we show them. We are looking to recruit a confident and experienced Family Support Workers with school experience desirable, to join our amazing Admin Team. This role is pivotal in ensuring that all administrative and safeguarding duties are carried out efficiently and with the upmost confidentiality. To work closely with parents and carers to help overcome pupils’ barriers to learning both internal and external to school.

We have 2 vacancies available:

1 x 52 weeks, 37 hours per week – 8.00am – 4.00pm (Mon-Thurs); 8.00 – 3.30 (Fri) incl. 30 min lunch

1x 39 weeks, 15 hours per week (hours and days tbc)

Do you want to work in a school that has been rated “GOOD” in all areas in November 2022, but also …

That has undergone rapid change?

Where the culture and ethos of the school is not just a fancy poster in reception, but something that we live and breathe every day?

That values staff input, feedback and collaboration as the school moves on our mission to excellence.

That provides staff CPD to develop their practice and skills both internally but also recognised national qualifications?

That prioritises a ‘Knowledge Rich’ curricular approach, valuing the importance of a curriculum accessible to all?

If your answer to the above questions is a yes, you could be just who we are looking for!

All staff uphold the core values and Catholic ethos of the school. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance in line with our Safer Recruitment Policy.

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.