Home School Link Worker
Fitzwaryn School, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9ETThis job expired on 8 September 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
ASAP (subject to the completion of all necessary checks)
Closing date
8 September 2025 at 9am
Date listed
16 July 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
- 26998.02 - 29229.65
Home School Link Worker job summary
Visits to the school are advised and available (3rd – 5th September) please contact the school office to arrange a visit.
If you have a desire to support pupils with Special Educational Needs and wish to work in an incredibly rewarding environment, then this could be the job for you!
Fitzwaryn is a Special School in Wantage, Oxfordshire providing high quality education for children and young people from 3 – 19 years old who have moderate, severe and profound multiple needs including autism. The school was judged Outstanding in all areas in May 2022.
We are looking for a resilient, reliable and supportive individual who will support us to deliver a high-quality education provision to our pupils. You will need good communication skills and plenty of energy. The Home School Link Worker role will be the bridge between our pupils’ families and school, therapists and other professionals. The role will also include being pro-active in seeking support for our families in relation to school and the wider community. You will be required, amongst other duties outlined in the job description, to become one of our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads and you will be required to lead Strengths and Needs Assessments and attend Team Around the Family meetings.
There will be a requirement to carry out home visits to support families and children and to work on your own where necessary.
Full and on-going training is offered, and an induction programme will support you as you settle in.
Please note: This role will evolve with the post holder and the job description may change as the role develops.
Applications must be over 18 years old
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Propeller Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
This role involves a high level of contact with children or vulnerable adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check (including Barred List where applicable) and online searches for publicly available information.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or pregnancy/maternity.
About Fitzwaryn School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 125 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Fitzwaryn School website
Fitzwaryn is an Outstanding Special School for children and young people from 3 – 19 years old whose Special Educational Needs range from Moderate Learning Difficulties through to Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties.
The school is situated in Wantage, a small but growing market town in Oxfordshire. We have a fantastic, up to the minute, purpose built environment that enables us to deliver an exciting and diverse curriculum for each and every child. We continually strive to further develop our educational offer and in recent times we have added a Horticulture area and a bike track to our outside provision.
The school is organised into 11 classes including provision for EYFS and Post 16. Our dedicated staff team are committed to providing the best possible education for the pupils at the school, grasping every opportunity to provide a rich and diverse curriculum which often takes place outside the classroom. The staff team is committed to further developing their own skills and expertise through the Continuing Professional Development offered at the school. We work closely with parents, carers and other professionals to ensure we are meeting the diverse needs of all of the pupils.
Our vision of ‘through learning to learn, pupils will access society’ underpins all that we do with the aim that all of the pupils who have been with us leave with the skills and knowledge they need to successfully engage in the next stage of their lives and of course with fantastic memories of their time at Fitzwaryn!
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