Home School Link Worker
Thameside Primary School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5NL17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
14 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 October 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
- £31,537.00 - £34,434.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary in the region of: £21,676 - £23,667
Home School Link Worker job summary
About this Role
Thameside Primary school is seeking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and committed Home School Link Worker to join our team. We are looking for someone who is of a professional and positive nature, who will strive to support us to ensure that we can deliver our vision of providing, 'every chance, for every child, every day.'
Thameside is a happy, ambitious and nurturing school where children are at the heart of all we do.
The successful candidate/candidates (job shares would be considered) will work at Thameside Primary School to support children and families to thrive in school. A main focus of the role will be to help families to address barriers to attendance and success in school for their children, as well supporting the Senior Leadership by taking a core role in safeguarding within the school.
We are looking for someone to add their experience to our school. You will be a suitably qualified professional who is able to demonstrate and deploy well-developed professional skills, knowledge and abilities in order to add value to our school and carry out the role effectively.
You will need a positive, resilient attitude and be able to show initiative in supporting our most vulnerable families and children. The successful candidate will be approachable and knowledgeable, (particularly in relation to safeguarding procedures).
We offer:
- an excellent programme of induction and ongoing training
- a friendly, caring, supportive and collaborative team environment
- a forward thinking environment which recognises the benefits of considering flexible working patterns
- a professional environment dedicated to Teaching and Learning with a supportive, dedicated and hardworking staff
- A commitment to recognise previous, continuous service.
- A 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
- A Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Eligible for Blue Light discount card
- Free parking
- Free Eye Care Voucher
Please do not hesitate to get in touch and visit the school prior to making a formal application as we would very much love to welcome you to our lovely school! If you would like to find out more about our school, please also visit our website.
Thameside School is a member of the Cambrian Learning Trust. Cambrian Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information. Cambrian Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools' community.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
SAFER RECRUITMENT STATEMENT
Thameside School and The Vale Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory “Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check.
Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.
The Vale Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ communities.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Thameside Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 201 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Thameside Primary School website
‘Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day’
We want our children to be confident and independent, have a love of learning and to care about themselves, other people and the world around them.
OUR VISION IS TO NURTURE LIFE-LONG LEARNERS WHO ARE ASPIRATIONAL, COURAGEOUS, CREATIVE AND KIND.
Throughout their time at Thameside, we will ensure every child has excellent opportunities with memorable and meaningful experiences which will inspire and challenge them at school while also preparing them for their future. Everything we do is underpinned by our values of respect, responsibility, resilience, resourcefulness and reflectiveness.
WE AIM TO DO THIS BY:
Our Standards and ambition for all:
- achieving the highest standards possible
- being a learning community where all are enabled to experience success and to achieve their best
- providing excellent teaching which is based on high expectations, an ambitious and coherently planned curriculum, and stimulating learning activities
Our Values:
- putting the well-being of each child at the heart of our work
- celebrating the successes of our school community within a culture of mutual respect for others
- enabling children to make positive and informed life choices in the school, local and wider community
Our Curriculum:
- ensuring that our curriculum takes into account children’s starting points
- promoting excellence in all areas of the National Curriculum
mastering and applying the key skills of English and Maths
- ensuring that every second counts
Our Partnership with Parents:
- developing a home/school partnership that is focused on the child’s learning and development
- ensuring supportive and positive communication links between home and school
- actively involving parents and the wider community in the life of the school
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