Family Welfare Lead

Marlborough Primary School, London, SW3 3AP

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 January 2027

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: The post is 52 Weeks, 36 hours per week: Monday to Friday.
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 Year but may become permanent
• Pay scale: Range B: Scale 5 - Scale 6

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and experience

• Relevant experience of working with children and families in a school, safeguarding, family-support, social care, youth work or comparable setting.
• Experience of building constructive relationships with parents and carers, including families experiencing challenge or difficulty.
• Experience of identifying barriers to children’s attendance, wellbeing, engagement or learning and helping to develop practical responses.
• Experience of maintaining accurate records and handling sensitive information confidentially.
• Good standard of written English and numeracy, sufficient to communicate professionally and prepare accurate records and reports.
• Willingness and ability to undertake relevant safeguarding and role-specific training.

What the school offers its staff

At Marlborough, all staff benefit from support a quality CPD programme a culture of care, where the children are at the very centre of all we do. We have a diverse team and we continue to actively encourage and recruit candidates from underrepresented groups with protected characteristics and individualised support. As part of the Colville and Marlborough Federation, we offer a supportive environment with an experienced team. You would be expected to work as part of a federation team committed to ensuring that children have a strong sense of belonging within their school and the wider community.

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

MPS FWL Final Advert.docx - 49.1 KB (opens in new tab)

MPS FWL JD Final.docx - 20.1 KB (opens in new tab)

Family Welfare Lead Person Specification.docx - 31.1 KB (opens in new tab)

About Marlborough Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 0 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 466 pupils enrolled
• Age range: Not given
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Marlborough Primary School website
• Email address: janet.wallace@marlborough.rbkc.sch.uk
• Phone number: 02075898553
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/marlborough-primary-school-london

Marlborough Primary School, is an outstanding school, with a real passion and drive for ensuring every one of our children receives the highest quality education and school experience.

We are seeking to appoint a teacher to join our team who will benefit from a strong team ethos, high quality CPD programme and a culture of care.

We are a diverse team that are all committed to providing high quality education. We continue to actively encourage and recruit candidates from underrepresented groups with protected characteristics.

Marlborough Primary School and Colville Primary School are part of a federation, enabling staff at both schools to share skills, knowledge, and expertise across the Federation.

Arranging a visit to Marlborough Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email janet.wallace@marlborough.rbkc.sch.uk.

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