Family Support Worker
Hexham Priory School, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 1UY34 days remaining to apply
Closing date
19 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
15 September 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
- £27,254.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) Term Time only plus 3 additional inset days (Salary - Pro rata)
Family Support Worker job summary
Family Support Worker NJC 9 £27,254 (pro rata)
Actual Salary: £13,501.77 to £13,941.69
0.6 FTE- working days (8:30am - 4:00pm) 21 hours per week Term Time only plus 3 training days. Working days can be negotiated.
At Hexham Priory School, we ‘never underestimate a child’s ability’. We are looking for an individual who, within the role of Family Support Worker, would be passionate and dedicated to the aim of all children accessing the best level of provision and support possible, which will enable them to be happy, healthy, successful and ready for the next stage in their lives.
Within this role, the appointed person will have the knowledge and skills to provide practical help to families to make significant and sustained changes that will positively impact upon the children of our school.
Job Purpose:
The purpose of the role is to support the Head Teacher in providing a holistic approach to the welfare and safeguarding of pupils and their families. To ensure pupils achieve their potential within the education setting and access social opportunities and appropriate support.
Job Description:
To engage with parents to form strong partnerships.
To engage with families who find it difficult to access the services they need.
To provide a range of support services to families to reduce social isolation.
Supporting all families to ensure that their children have high attendance.
Providing identified families with direct advice and support, signposting to further support, and being the school link within Team Around the Family groups.
Liaise with other professionals, agencies and colleagues involved to ensure assessed needs are met within the agreed plans for the child and their carers.
Organise and facilitate monthly family coffee mornings.
To keep up to date with resources and support services available and research good practice in the family support field and attend up-to-date and appropriate training.
To work with parents to overcome barriers to learning for their child and broker access to specialist and targeted support services where they would otherwise not have access.
To keep written records of work undertaken in accordance with policies and provide written reports as required.
To provide opportunities for parents to have a voice.
Undertake training or personal developments appropriate to your post as identified by your line manager.
Effectively model the standards of behaviour expected.
Respect the confidentiality of matters relating to learners and other members of staff. The post holder must be aware of and comply with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations.
Comply with the schools Health and Safety policies and procedures.
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 Hexham Priory School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- Size
- 130 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Hexham Priory School website
Hexham Priory School is a community special school in West Northumberland, for pupils aged 2-19 years old who experience severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties. Some pupils have additional sensory or physical needs and some have an autistic spectrum condition.
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