Home School Link Worker

Fitzwaryn School, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9ET

53 days remaining to apply

• 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 (3^rd – 5^th 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

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 Propeller Academy Trust and its member schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people according to child protection and safeguarding guidelines. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Posts classed as having a high degree of contact with children or vulnerable adults are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All post holders are subject to the necessary pre-employment check, including a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check, including a Child/Adult’s Barred List check (where applicable to the role in question).

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 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
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fitzwaryn-school

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