Home School Link Worker

Longford Park Primary School, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4FU

28 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  17 April 2026 at 9:30am

• Date listed

  20 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Specialist 1 Actual salary: £23,280

Home School Link Worker job summary

Longford Park Primary School is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Home School Link Worker. This is a crucial role focused on building strong relationships with families, promoting pupil well-being, and ensuring every child has the opportunity to succeed through positive home-school partnerships.

Are you passionate about supporting children and families to thrive both in and out of the classroom?  If you’re focused on making a real difference in the lives of young people and their families, we’d love to hear from you.

Your opportunity

The Home School Link Worker plays a vital role in supporting the well-being, safety, and academic success of pupils by acting as a bridge between home and school. The postholder will work closely with school staff, families, and external agencies to identify and address barriers to learning and provide early intervention and tailored support to vulnerable pupils and their families. The role also involves facilitating parenting groups, conducting home visits, and contributing to safeguarding meetings, while promoting positive transitions and long-term engagement with school and community life.

About the Banbury Cluster

Our School sits within a newly established cluster of Primary schools (Longford Park, William Morris, Hardwick and Cherry Fields) overseen by a Regional Director. This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster, to share expertise and experience, ensuring all children in our schools receive an excellent education and reach their potential. It also provides opportunities for career progression across the cluster and gives you the chance to further your professional development.

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

• A Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
  
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
  
• 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
  
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
  
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

GLF Schools Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
  
• Flexible working options
  
• Generous holiday allowance
  
• Work life and family friendly policies
  
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
  
• Career pathways and talent management
  
• Access to a staff benefits portal
  
• Community and collaboration working model
  

The Details:

Start Date: September 2026

Contract: Permanent

Pay Scale: Specialist 1 (£27,061 FTE) Actual salary: £23,280

Working Pattern: Full time (36 hours per week), term time only (39 weeks)

Closing Date: 17th April 2026 at 9.30 am

Interview Date: TBC

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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 Longford Park Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 279 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Longford Park Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/longford-park-primary-school-banbury

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