22 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    25 April 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    20 March 2025

Job details

Job role

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Working pattern

Full time: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8.30am – 3.30pm and Wednesday 8.30am – 4.30pm, Term Time only, 33.75 hours.

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Outer London Support Staff PayScale SC6/SO1, Pro Rata to £26,826.51 - £30,545.79 (FTE £33,417 - £38,050)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Family Support Worker to join the team at our new satellite site. As a Family Support Worker, you will play a vital role in supporting pupils and their families, ensuring they have access to the resources and guidance needed to enhance their well-being and educational experience. You will act as a key link between the school, families, and external agencies, fostering a strong support network to promote positive outcomes for our pupils. Additionally, in this role, you will also take on the responsibilities of Designated Deputy Safeguarding Lead (DDSL), ensuring the safety and well-being of all pupils by acting in accordance with safeguarding policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide emotional and practical support to families to help them navigate challenges
  • Develop strong relationships with parents and carers to ensure effective communication
  • Signpost families to relevant external agencies for additional support
  • Work closely with school staff to meet pupils' individual needs
  • Act as the Designated Deputy Safeguarding Lead (DDSL), ensuring safeguarding policies and procedures are followed
  • Promote a safe and supportive environment for all pupils, taking swift action when safeguarding concerns arise

Key Requirements:

  • Experience working with children and families in an educational or social care setting
  • Understanding of challenges faced by families of children with SEND
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build trusting relationships
  • Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and commitment to child welfare, with a specific understanding of the DDSL role

What the school offers its staff

  • Rewards & Benefits:

  • Enhanced parental leave schemes
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Season ticket loans
  • Employee referral scheme
  • Membership to Discounts for Teachers
  • Discounted gym membership subscription including digital fitness
  • Comprehensive training and development
  • Access to counselling advice and support via Health Assured
  • Commitment to wellbeing supported by our occupational health service and mental-health first aiders
  • Scope for career progression across eight college centres, 14 academy schools and shared services team
  • Pension scheme - the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) both of which have life cover and financial protection for your family.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

Commitment to safeguarding

Bedelsford School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applying for the job

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Additional documents

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About Bedelsford School

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 19
School size
131 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 19
Ofsted report
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Bedelsford School is an outstanding special school which aims to provide innovative education and a challenging environment for pupils aged 2 to 19. The school specialises in educating pupils with a wide range of Physical Disabilities including those with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Moderate Learning Difficulties and Complex Health needs. However, we are a changing population and many of our pupils now have CLDD (complex learning difficulties and disabilities).

The school converted to Academy status in April 2016 and was last inspected by Ofsted in December 2018 . Inspectors observed: Bedelsford School has high expectations of all and aims to provide consistent and sustained improvement, working collegiately with key partners.

We keenly take account of the development of neuroscientific knowledge and research to better enable us to develop the skills of our staff team, understand the unique ways our pupils learn and implement the teaching strategies which will ensure pupils make the maximum progress they can.

Bedelsford School works in close partnership with Parents/Carers to ensure that collaborative goal setting takes place and that all students reach their full potential.

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