Family Support Worker

Waingroves Primary School, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 9TD

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBA

• Closing date

  16 November 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  3 November 2025

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: £29,719.00 Annually (FTE)

Family Support Worker job summary

We are a friendly and welcoming school with happy and engaged children who love to learn. Our staff are dedicated and passionate, with a sense of fun and commitment to every child. At Waingroves Primary School every child counts.

We are looking for a suitable candidate who is able to work as a key player in our Pastoral Team leading work with children and families to support the engagement and well‐being of pupils at school and at home. The ideal candidate will be able to work with families and school to plan and support learning and behaviour programmes. They should also be able to carry out Early Help Assessments and act as lead professional where appropriate., and to use Nurture and Positive Play strategies as a medium for engaging and developing vulnerable children.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment.

We are proud to be part of The Embark Federation (Multi Academy Trust) and as part of the trust, we share the core beliefs of: Family, Integrity, Teamwork and Success and our vision is to become a stand out school at the heart of the community.

Interested candidates are invited to look around the school. To make arrangements to visit or to discuss anything about the post, please contact the school office on 01773 744106.

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

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.

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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 Waingroves Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 208 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Waingroves Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/waingroves-primary-school-ripley

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