Family Support Worker

Westfield Nursery School, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 1DL

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  13 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  26 January 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: Salary to be confirmed dependent on experience
• Additional allowances:

  Salary to be confirmed dependent on experience

Family Support Worker job summary

Do you want to join a dedicated early years team making a difference to learner’s lives?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Family Support Worker/ DDSL to join our team. Westfield Nursery is a maintained Nursery school for 2, 3, & 4-year children.

The successful candidate will be a highly organised and motivated individual, with a genuine passion for safeguarding as well as the social and emotional wellbeing of learners. They will also need to be able to support families in a holistic manner. Ideally, they will have experience of Safeguarding.

The person appointed will work on site. Start date as soon as possible.

The successful candidate will be supported by a thorough induction programme and the offer of further professional development.

All posts are subject to a 6-month probationary period.

Please see attached documents which detail the job description & Person Specification

Visits to our school are encouraged.

Westfield Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Appointment is subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. CV’s will not be accepted for any posts based in school. Candidates will be subject to an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer

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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 Westfield Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
• Education phase: Nursery
• School size: 116 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 5
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Westfield Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westfield-nursery-school-dunstable

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