Family Worker and Deputy Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)
Carew Academy, Wallington, SM6 8NQ14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
to be confirmed
Closing date
10 July 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 34.25 hours per week (Term Time Only) - Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 8:30 – 16:00, Wed 9:00 – 5:00pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Outer London business support PayScale, Grade 5/6, SP: 25.1, Actual Salary: £28,095.64 (£34,487.00 FTE)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are recruiting a supportive and empathetic Family Support Worker to provide guidance and assistance to students and their families. You will work closely with families to overcome challenges, offering practical advice, emotional support, and connecting them with relevant services to improve students' wellbeing and academic success.
Key Responsibilities:
- To lead on identifying families in need of support by liaising with class teachers and support staff and the school’s leadership team.
- To assess the needs of identified families and respond to those in need by offering support, advice and guidance with parenting, financial and social issues as required.
- To arrange and carry out home visits to build a picture of a family’s needs and to provide advice, guidance and support.
- To, along with the Senior Leadership Team, develop positive home school links by liaising between families and the school to build confidence within the wider school community.
- To be fully aware of and understand the duties and responsibilities in relation to child protection and safeguarding children and young people as this applies to the role within the school.
- To be fully aware of the principles of safeguarding as they apply to vulnerable pupils in relation to the role.
- To act as the Deputy Safeguarding Lead for Carew Academy and to make decisions about the need for further action when safeguarding concerns are raised
Key Requirements:
- Level 2 Qualifications in English and Mathematics
- Relevant childcare, education, social care or health qualification to at least NVQ Level 3 or equivalent and/or considerable experience
- Safeguarding and child protection knowledge with up-to-date current practice through updates and refresher training
- Training in community work, counselling skills, or similar
- Thorough knowledge of statutory services and relevant children’s legislation especially child protection and safeguarding.
- Ability to work with children and families in a variety of settings within school, at home or in the community
- Be reliable and trustworthy, able to use judgment in receiving and dealing with sensitive information.
- The resilience to deal with challenging situations involving Child Protection issues.
What the school offers its staff
OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:
Rewards & Benefits:
- Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment
- Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family
- Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Employee Car Lease Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
- Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme and Free Virtual GP Appointments
- Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
- Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Carew Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 5 to 18
- School size
- Up to 276 pupils
- Age range
- 5 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- lnagle@carewacademy.org
School location
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