Family Worker Assistant

The Meads Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2UE

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Immediate

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 September 2026

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: £22,490.00 - £23,213.00 Annually (Actual) Pay Award Pending

Family Worker Assistant job summary

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated person to fulfil the role of Family Worker Assistant. This post is available for an immediate start.

Your role in school will be to work with the Family Worker to support parents/carers, children and their families in children’s learning and development so that, in partnership with schools and other agencies, children and young people are supported to meet their full potential.

You will assist in Family Room preparations and presentations, helping to maintain the order and cleanliness of the Family Room environment and in the absence of the Family Worker, lead groups such as Stay and Play.

Schools are a unique environment, extremely busy and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines is essential. This is a highly rewarding but demanding role so a calm manner and good sense of humour is important.

You will join our friendly and dedicated team and will be supported by experienced colleagues.

You will need to:

• be flexible to meet the demands of this role
• be a positive and hardworking, active member of the team
• be able to work under pressure
• have the sensitivity and tact required to work with families from a variety of different backgrounds
• be able to promote the school values
• be able to confidently work with IT systems to accurately record information
• work collaboratively with school staff and partner agencies to ensure coordinated and effective support.
• have a Level 3 qualification in childcare, social care, or education, though direct experience with children and families is also valued.

We can offer:

• A strong values-based school ethos
• A vibrant and welcoming atmosphere with happy children who enjoy learning
• A supportive, hard-working and committed staff team
• Excellent Professional Development

Please refer to the attached application pack for further information and use the Job Description / Person Specification to aid you in your supporting statement.

Visits to the school are very welcome and highly encouraged; In the meantime, please visit our website - themeads.org.uk - to find out more about us. Please call our School Business Manager, Miss Ansell, on 01582 490905 or email finance@themeads.primaryluton.co.uk to arrange a visit.

You will be notified, via My New Term, as soon as possible after, if you have been shortlisted for the post.

Please note that if you are shortlisted for this role, or an alternative role, an online name search will be undertaken, as per Keeping Children Safe in Education. The purpose of the search is to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school or college might want to explore with you at interview. Further information on how online searches will be undertaken can be found in our schools Recruitment and Selection Policy.

Applicants for this public-facing post will need to demonstrate the ability to converse, and provide effective help or advice, fluently in spoken English.

CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post,

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

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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 The Meads Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 513 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Meads Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-meads-primary-school-luton

We are a large primary school with approximately 520 pupils on roll at the moment and with a capacity for 630 pupils in the future.

The Meads Primary School is a friendly, Values-based School, situated in the Limbury Mead area of the vibrant and diverse town of Luton, with a strong, nurturing ethos. Rated ‘good’ in all areas by OFSTED in 2018, we have been awarded several accolades over the years, including Quality Lead Status for our work in raising the achievement and aspiration of all pupils by Achievement for All, and the prestigious Values Education Mark, recognising the excellent work of the school in promoting and engendering positive values in our children and across our curriculum. Most recently we achieved a Gold rating from Modeshift stars for our work in promoting sustainable travel to and from school and have been accredited with the Primary Science Quality Mark for our work in developing science across the school. We encourage children and staff to develop a ‘growth mindset’ when it comes to their potential to ‘build their brains’ and be the best they can be.

Our school ethos is positive, friendly and welcoming with the aim of providing a fun, safe and nurturing environment in which pupils are valued and want to participate, and children enjoy their time with us. Our core values of kindness, resilience, respect, responsibility and joy reflect our school and the children who come here.

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