Parent Support Advisor and DSL

Northgate Primary School, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1BP

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  March 2026

• Closing date

  20 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,268.00 - £25,240.00 Annually (Actual) Grade F, point 12-17 (£28,598-£31,022pa FTE)

Parent Support Advisor and DSL job summary

The role

Northgate Primary School (part of Kingfisher Schools Trust) is seeking to appoint a Parent Support Advisor to join our friendly, welcoming team. The post is 35 hours per week, working 39 weeks a year (term time plus 1 week).

You will:

• Have a good standard of education
• Have excellent IT skills
• Be able to work under pressure and use own initiative
• Have effective communication and interpersonal skills with adults and children
• Be confident and competent in the use of all aspects of MS Office
• Have an active interest in the education of young people
• Be self-motivated and able to work with minimum supervision

About Northgate Primary school

Northgate Primary School is a mixed comprehensive primary school with nursery provision, situated in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, just a five-minute walk from the seafront.

At Northgate Community Primary School, our vision is for every child to feel proud of who they are and inspired to achieve their very best. We are committed to ensuring that children feel understood, valued, and supported in their journey toward success. We strive to provide a safe, happy, and nurturing environment where pupils develop the skills, confidence, and resilience they need to face the future.

We place great importance on positive behaviour, equality, and inclusion, helping every child to feel important and respected within our school, their families, and the wider community

At the heart of our success is a passionate team of dedicated professionals who understand that every second of education counts. We are united by a deep commitment to our students and the community we serve. They are the very core of our purpose. Every moment, every lesson, every day is a vital opportunity to inspire, challenge, and support each child to achieve their very best. We believe, without compromise, that with the right environment and encouragement, every student has the potential to achieve greatness.

As proud members of the Kingfisher Schools Trust, we are guided by the shared values of opportunity, community, and excellence. These values are more than aspirations; they are embedded in every decision we make and every interaction we have. We believe in providing all students with meaningful opportunities to grow and succeed, fostering a strong sense of belonging within a supportive community, and setting the highest expectations in everything we do.

This is the Kingfisher Spirit in action — a belief that with the right environment, encouragement, and ambition, every young person can soar.

Kingfisher Schools Trust offer a range of benefits including:

• Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development
• Access to a wide variety of training courses through The National College
• Generous pension schemes (whether TPS or LGPS)
• Employee assistance scheme including access to face to face and online counselling
• Flu Voucher Scheme
• Optical reimbursement scheme
• Employee Benefits scheme (Viv-up), including salary sacrifice schemes for cycle to work and car lease
• National pay scales and policies
• Family friendly policies

If you have any questions, or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact recruitment@kingfisherschools.co.uk

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Kingfisher Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.

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 Northgate Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 413 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Northgate Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/northgate-primary-school-nr30-1bp

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