Home School Link Worker
Fitzwaryn School, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9ET38 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
5 June 2026 at 9am
Date listed
28 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Actual Salary £30,229.08 - £32727.54, 37 hours per week, TTO + 5 Inset days
Home School Link Worker job summary
‘Through learning to learn, pupils will access society...’
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families?
We are seeking a dedicated Home School Link Worker to join Fitzwaryn School in a pivotal role, offering the chance to make a lasting difference to the lives of children and their families by building strong relationships, embedding a robust safeguarding culture, and ensuring the very best outcomes for every young person in our care. This role has been created due to the expansion of the school into a satellite provision.
As a member of the safeguarding team, you will support our DSL and current HSLW with all aspects of family support and safeguarding. The role will involve direct work with pupils and their families to improve their lives and ensure our pupils are safe. The role will also involve representing the school at multi-agency meetings.
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.
At Fitzwaryn, you will find not just a job, but the opportunity to contribute to something meaningful, helping our pupils grow in confidence, achieve their potential, and thrive both in school and beyond.
This post will suit a current deputy safeguarding lead, a home-school link worker, or someone with a passion for specialist education.
What we Offer
- Competitive salary
- Full induction programme and ongoing CPD
- Paid wellbeing days, free flu vaccinations and on-site parking
- Flexible working options
- Local Government Pension (LGPS)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Refer-a-friend scheme (earn up to £500)
- A strong, therapeutic and supportive school culture
About the Role
- Support the Designated Safeguarding Lead, (DSL) in ensuring that every pupil is safe, supported, and able to engage in education.
- Work directly with families, staff and children.
- Provide direct case work with students and families to improve attendance and remove barriers to learning.
- Act as a point of contact for day-to-day safeguarding concerns at the satellite provision, escalating appropriately to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).
- Provide timely, sensitive support to pupils and families, ensuring their voices are heard and acted upon.
- Monitor and record safeguarding information accurately and securely using school systems.
- Support the DSL with the completion of safeguarding referrals and liaison with children’s social care and other agencies.
- Contribute to the maintenance, organisation and compliance of safeguarding files.
- Promote a strong safeguarding culture across the school including at the satellite host school through daily visibility and consistent practice.
What We’re Looking For
- GCSE English and Maths (Grade 4-9 or equivalent)
- Degree (desirable).
- Experience of managing safeguarding in a school or other relevant organisation, including building relationships with children and their parents, particularly the most vulnerable and working effectively with relevant agencies
- Excellent record keeping skills and attention to detail, to produce reports, take minutes of meetings, and document safeguarding concerns
- Experience in a special school, or mainstream school supporting pupils with SEND
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work flexibly and proactively and prioritise effectively under pressure
- Good IT skills and understanding of safeguarding procedures.
- Integrity, honesty and commitment to equality
How to Apply
To apply for this rewarding opportunity, please apply online via the link provided. Early applications are strongly encouraged.
To arrange a visit or to find out more, please contact the School Business Manager, Amy Fitzgerald at recruitment@fitzwaryn.oxon.sch.uk
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.
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 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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