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Family Support Worker

St John's School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 8AA

This job expired on 8 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  8 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 July 2025

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: £29,074.00 - £31,586.00 Annually (Actual)

Family Support Worker job summary

Family Support Worker

Term Time (includes training days) + two weeks per year, Permanent

37 hours per week

NJC 4ES Point 20 – 24

£31,586 to £34,314 FTE pa

Actual salary based on hours and weeks worked –£29,074 - £31,586 pa
St John’s School provides special education for children and young people with severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties, aged two to nineteen. We are part of Bedford Inclusive Learning and Training Trust.

St Johns School is looking for an individual who is passionate about ensuring that all children have the best start in life and are dedicated to working with families to help to achieve this.

Key Areas of Responsibility for this role are:

Assist the Deputy Head in ensuring that all pupils across BILTT/St Johns are provided with a safe and secure environment which offers consistency and continuity of care.

Assist the Deputy Head in ensuring that there is cohesion and clear communication between the different agencies responsible for the care and welfare of all pupils and their families across BILTT.

Coordinate and attend safeguarding meetings, including but not limited to CIN, TAFs, Short Break Review, EHCP meetings

Liaise directly with parents in one to one and small group settings, to ensure pupils and families are well supported and signposted where appropriate.

If you feel you have the experience and personal qualities we are looking for and would like to be part of helping us to provide outstanding, specialist education by joining our wonderful team, then we would welcome an application from you via mynewterm.

Should you have any questions regarding the role or wish to discuss it further, please email caran.kaler@biltt.org

Closing date for applications: 9am Tuesday 8th July 2025

Interview date: Week beginning 14th July 2025

Start Date: September 2025

BILTT is committed to Safeguarding, Prevent, the welfare of pupils and ensuring equality of opportunity for all pupils, staff, parents and carers; irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, belief, sex or sexual orientation and expects staff to share that commitment. The post is subject to satisfactory references, social media checks, enhanced DBS, probationary period & health clearance.

It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands

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.

This job post has expired.

About St John's School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 178 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St John's School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-s-school-mk42-8aa

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