Family Support Worker- Hertsmere School's Partnership

Summerswood Primary School, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 2DW

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As Soon As Possible

• Closing date

  9 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,903.00 - £23,080.00 Annually (FTE) Salary is Full Time Equivalent (FTE). 20- 25 hours a week over 40 weeks.

Family Support Worker- Hertsmere School's Partnership job summary

School Family Worker - Job Opportunity

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a dedicated, compassionate and forward‑thinking School Family Worker to join the Hertsmere Schools Partnership. Working alongside local schools within Borehamwood, Potters Bar and surrounding villages, you will play a key role in improving outcomes for children, young people and their families by providing practical guidance, emotional support and targeted intervention. This position offers the chance to make a genuine, positive impact within the community.

Working Hours

This is a part-time, flexible position working 20-25 hours per week across 40 weeks of the year. The role is structured around school term time (38 weeks) with an additional two weeks worked flexibly to support service needs.

Please read the attached specification and job role description.

Essential qualities for the role:

Strong safeguarding knowledge, including legislation and escalation procedures.

Experience supporting children, young people or families in a professional capacity.

Relevant Level 3 qualification (or equivalent) in childcare, social care, youth work, education or similar field.

Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

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 Summerswood Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 373 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Summerswood Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/summerswood-primary-school

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