Family Support Worker & Administrator

Longsight Community Primary, Manchester, Lancashire, M13 0QX

11 days remaining to apply

• Earliest start date

  1 September 2026

• Latest start date

  1 October 2026

• Closing date

  3 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: NJC 11

What skills and experience we're looking for

- Experience of working with children, young people and families in a child protection/ safeguarding and support context

- To have administration work experience in or out of a school setting.

- Minimum of NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) qualification in working with children, families and young people or in health & social care.

- Training related to Safeguarding, domestic abuse, and substance mis-use.

- An understanding of family dynamics and how parenting affects the development of the child

- To understand confidentiality and adhere to relevant policy and procedures.

- Thorough understanding of Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable adults.

- To understand and adhere to Health & Safety and lone working policies and procedures.

- A good understanding of service delivery issues in a multi-agency, multi-disciplinary context

- Knowledge and understanding (EHA) Early Help Assessment

- Understanding of the basic principles of the Children’s act 2004 and relevant childcare legislation.

What the school offers its staff

• Culturally and socially diverse families who are fully supportive of the school.

• A warm and pleasant working environment in a new modern building, co located with Longsight Family Hub, serving families and young people, and Longsight Nursery.
• A happy, welcoming staff team.
• Your birthday as an additional day of leave
• Opportunities for career development and specialist training
• The support of our MAT, Big Life Schools and the wider Big Life group
• A comprehensive wellbeing offer.

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

Longsight Community Primary believes that it is always unacceptable for children and adults to experience abuse of any kind and recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of all children and adults, by a commitment to a practice which protects them.
We all have a duty to ensure that the services we deliver keep children, young people and vulnerable adults safe.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Longsight Community Primary

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 209 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Longsight Community Primary website
• Email address: rahmed@longsightcp.com
• Phone number: 01612410530
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/longsight-community-primary

Longsight Community Primary opened as a single form entry free school in September 2013. The school moved into a new permanent build in September 2014. Our Trust, Big Life Schools consists of two schools across Manchester.
We are in Longsight, with strong roots within the community, developed from our connection with The Big Life Group, who deliver services including children’s centres and a private nursery.

Arranging a visit to Longsight Community Primary

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rahmed@longsightcp.com.

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