Family Support Worker - High Needs
St Mary's Catholic Academy, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7EQ13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
28th September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter
Closing date
21 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
8 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £33,119.00 - £36,581.00 Annually (FTE)
Family Support Worker - High Needs job summary
Thank you for considering St. Mary's Catholic Academy for the next stage in your career. We are seeking to appoint a Family Support Worker: High Needs. The role is to support some of our most vulnerable students and their families in addition to supporting in school “our children”, pupils in local authority care. The post is a permanent post, working term time only plus 5 days, starting on 28th September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.
In this rewarding role, you’ll work closely with families to provide practical and emotional support, helping them overcome challenges and build on their strengths. You’ll be a trusted point of contact, offering guidance, advocacy, and tailored interventions to promote positive outcomes for children and their carers.
Key Responsibilities
Build strong, respectful relationships with our children and families.
Help families access community resources and services.
Provide one to one and group support sessions.
About You
Empathetic, patient, and a good listener.
Experience in family support, social care, or a related field.
Strong communication and organisational skills.
St Mary’s is a highly regarded oversubscribed Catholic Academy in Blackpool in the Diocese of Lancaster. The school is very much a Catholic family where everyone works together to support and challenge one another to be the best they can be.
Please refer to the application pack for the person specification, job description and further details.
BEBCMAT is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners, staff and visitors. All posts are subject to:
DBS
Medical clearance
Verification of qualifications and National Insurance number.
Two references including a judgement about suitability to work with children.
A member of the interview panel will be trained in implementing Child Protection procedures.
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, online search be carried out.
For teaching positions, barred list checks and prohibition from teaching checks will be carried out.
For leadership positions, section 128 checks will be performed
Closing date for applications: Monday 21st September 2026 - midday
Shortlisting date: Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Interview date: Friday 25th September 2026
Post Details:
Grade: NJC pay Grade F - scale point range 19 - 24
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £33,119.00 to £36,581.00
Actual Salary: £28,577.00 - £31,565.00
Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only plus 5 days
Hours: 37 per week
Start Date: 28th September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
BEBCMAT is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners, staff and visitors.
All posts are subject to:
● DBS
● Medical clearance
● Verification of qualifications and National Insurance number.
● Two references including a judgement about suitability to work with children.
● A member of the interview panel will be trained in implementing Child Protection procedures.
● In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, online search be carried out.
For teaching positions, barred list checks and prohibition from teaching checks will be carried out.
For leadership positions, section 128 checks will be performed.
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 St Mary's Catholic Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1188 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
St Mary's is a highly regarded oversubscribed Catholic Academy in Blackpool in the Diocese of Lancaster.
The school is very much a Catholic family where everyone works together to support and challenge one another to be the best they can be.
Our Catholic Ethos, founded on the hallmarks of:
Catholic Caring Community Challenge
is key to our success. Students and staff are all encouraged, as our mission statement states, to grow in wisdom, understanding, self-esteem and closeness to God. Many of our staff and students are Catholic or Christian, we are joined by a number of staff and students who aren’t, anyone is welcome to come and be part of our family as long as they are willing to support and contribute to the ethos and success of the Academy.
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