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Family Support Worker
Boston Pioneers Free School Academy, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 8SS11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
01 September 2026
Closing date
7 August 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £16,129.33 - £17,511.10 Annually (Actual)
Family Support Worker job summary
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
To liaise with the SLT in order to identify those children who would benefit most from family support work & create an appropriate action plans.
To instigate and maintain positive relationships with families.
To sign post families and refer to single agency support if needed.
To work with the Academy Attendance Champion and the Trust Attendance team to identify and support families where absence levels are a concern.
To ensure records and files are kept up to date & all records, files and minutes are kept confidential in line with GDPR requirements.
To link with members of the leadership team to ensure actions from CiN Meetings and CP Meetings are in place.
To promote an open door policy for families, including meeting children and families for adhoc or short term interventions.
To meet and maintain contact with the families of the vulnerable pupils who have been identified for support, to gain insight into the family and provide parenting strategies when required.
To run supportive parenting groups for vulnerable families or targeted groups.
To plan resources and support for the needs of parents and carers.
Collate qualitative and quantitative data when required, share information sensitively and maintain records to facilitate monitoring and evaluation.
Under the direction of the Head Teacher, annually review the impact of the FSW role on support and outcomes for our families and set targets for development.
IN ADDITION THE FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO:
Attend and lead team around the child (TAC) meetings, team around the family meetings (TAF) and other CP related meetings when appropriate.
Liaise with appropriate outside agencies to support the identified children and families, following advice given.
When appropriate, to refer on to alternative interventions or agencies outside of school, such as CAMHs/BOSS, etc.
Carry out home visits when appropriate in line with Academy procedures.
Work alongside the Academy’s attendance champion to monitor school attendance and hold school attendance panel meetings when required to address attendance concerns.
Attend relevant training linked to the FSW role as agreed with line manager.
Work alongside the SLT to maintain a consistent approach to family support across the academy.
Support transition work: Under the direction of the Inclusion Lead/SENDCo, identify and support vulnerable year 6 pupils and their families moving to secondary where appropriate. This may also involve liaising
with secondary transition workers to arrange visits / individual pupil meetings.
Support children within the classroom environment when appropriate.
Implement interventions along with outside agencies, to plan and evaluate these.
Carry out other duties as outlined by the Head Teacher pertinent to the post and needs of the academy.
Find solutions and overcome challenges.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Boston Pioneers Free School Academy
- Organisation type
- Free School, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 411 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
A warm welcome to Boston Pioneers Academy, Lincolnshire’s first Free School. Our aim at Pioneers is to encourage and enable all children towards the realisation of their own unique talents. We aspire to ignite within every child a lifelong love of learning through the provision of a rich and exciting curriculum, which will ultimately help them to see that all accomplishments start with a dream and that all dreams are possible. This is encapsulated in our Academy Motto: ‘Sic Itur Ad Astra’ – Thus one journeys to the stars. At Pioneers we set the highest standards for our pupils in terms of both their academic progress and their conduct. Our Academy is centred around our ‘R.E.A.C.H.’ Values: Resilience – We keep trying, even when things are tough Excellence – We strive for excellence in all we do Ambition – We are ambitious for ourselves and those around us Care – We are caring and compassionate to each other Honesty – We are honest in what we say and what we do Apart from home, school is the single most important place in the lives of most children. Their experience of school will play a vital role in their lives and be a key determiner in their future. As such, we understand how important it is to decide on the right school for your child.
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