Family Support Worker
Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 5TTThis job expired on 4 October 2021 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
4 October 2021 at 3pm
Date listed
17 September 2021
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
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- Hours of work – Ideally 37 hours per week, actual working hours to be discussed and part-time will be considered for the right applicant. Term time, plus two weeks. Please note that holidays cannot be taken in term time, but an allowance for holiday entitlement is paid accordingly.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,080 - £25,991 (pay award pending)
Family Support Worker job summary
This is an exciting opportunity, ideally for an experienced Family Support Worker, to work alongside an established safeguarding team across the Nursery, Infant and Junior Schools on our Irthlingborough site.
The role will encompass a wide range of aspects, all of which are aimed to ensure the best possible outcomes for children. The role will be to support families including specific interventions for children and working with outside agencies. You will lead on EHA’s and be part of the safeguarding team, which works across the four schools in our Trust and some of the schools in our locality. This is a vital role in our schools and the successful candidate will be working across the site with another experienced family worker, hence teamwork will be an essential part of the role.
We are looking for a person with a strong sense of passion to support our local families to ensure that the children get the best start to life and education in Irthlingborough. The ideal candidate will have experience of working with children and families in an educational or social care setting and they will work alongside local agencies such as social care, housing and education welfare, to secure the best outcomes for children and families. They will be able to work effectively as a member of the team, have excellent interpersonal skills and consistently support the Trust values and approaches to a high standard. Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more details
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.
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About Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
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- School size
- 325 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
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- Email address
- careers@iflt.org.uk
Both of the Irthlingborough schools are Ofsted rated Good. We are part of The Learning for Life Education Trust, a multi-academy trust with the Infant and Junior schools in Finedon.
Arranging a visit to Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email careers@iflt.org.uk.
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