Home School Link Worker

Our Lady's Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 4NP

12 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  23 September 2026 at 4pm

• Date listed

  11 September 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: £25,116.00 Annually (Actual)

Home School Link Worker job summary

Home School Link Worker

Hours: 37 per week, Term Time plus INSET Days

Grade: St Gabriel’s CMAT Band 4

Starting Salary: £29,071 (actual £25,116)

The Governors of Our Lady’s Catholic Academy wish to appoint a permanent Home School Link Worker,

The successful candidates should be able to demonstrate:

An understanding of, and commitment to, Catholic education.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and have empathy with family needs.

Experience of working with children and families.

The ability to deal with sensitive issues in a professional manner, understand the need for confidentiality.

The ability to liaise with the Designated Safeguarding Lead, SLT, school staff and other agencies.

The ability to work on your own initiative, prioritising and planning your work, whilst keeping efficient records.

To identify and work with pupils who have, or are at risk of, poor attendance and take appropriate action, including home visits.

To support, challenge, motivate and provide information to parents/carers to increase their capacity for parenting.

The successful candidates are assured of:

• A dedicated, hardworking and caring staff team.
• A fully supportive Governing Body.
• A very positive climate in which you can develop new ideas and initiatives.
• Enthusiastic, well behaved and hardworking children.

• A commitment to high quality professional development, support, induction and mentoring within our Multi Academy Company.

Our Lady’s Catholic Academy is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all its employees to share this commitment. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced check by the Criminal Records Bureau.

Closing date is 23rd Sept 2026. Interview w/c 28th Sept 2026

Applications are welcome from all denominations.

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 Our Lady's Catholic Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 214 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Our Lady's Catholic Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/our-lady-s-catholic-academy

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