Family Support Worker

Kettering Park Infant Academy, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 9RU

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  2 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 June 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: £29,540.00 - £32,597.00 Annually (FTE) Salary quoted is full time equivalent

Family Support Worker job summary

We are looking to appoint a committed Part-Time Family Support Worker. We are seeking someone who has ambition and confidence as well as wanting to develop their skills within a school.

At KPIA we pride ourselves on our collaborative and caring approach to education. We ensure that we provide our children with high quality education as well as supporting and developing their independence and wellbeing with safeguarding at the heart of all we do. Our mission is ‘Children First’ and we ensure that this is at the heart of everything we do in our school. As a school we follow the values of inclusion, integrity, initiative, inspiring and involvement.

Duties will include:

• Act as the lead point of contact for the parents/carers of pupils receiving additional support
• Maintain regular communication with specific parents/carers and provide personalised support for families through issues as they arise
• Put interventions in place to encourage parents/carers’ involvement in supporting pupils’ development and progress Implement and monitor progress of action plans, working with parents/carers to make adjustments to support as necessary
• Work with relevant staff to identify and bring onboard pupils and parents/carers that would benefit from personalised support
• Liaise and build relationships with external agencies and professionals, following up on actions where necessary
• Maintain accurate records of interventions and relevant meetings
• Work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent), and our child protection and health and safety policies
• Please see Job description and person specification for more information

The role is working 20 hours per week for 39 weeks per year. The ideal working pattern is Monday to Friday working 4 hours per day, the actual hours of work are negotiable depending on the ideal candidate.

School visits are encouraged, please contact the school office on 01536 481922 to arrange this.

If you would like to learn more about us then please visit our website on www.ketteringparkinfantacademy.co.uk

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 Kettering Park Infant Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 7
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 241 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kettering Park Infant Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kettering-park-infant-academy

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