Parent Support Advisor

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 7DE

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  20th April 2026

• Closing date

  4 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £14,746.72 - £15,074.42 Annually (Actual) Annual FTE £30,024.00

Parent Support Advisor job summary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is looking to appoint a temporary Parent Support Advisor on a term time only basis, working 21 hours per week.

As a Parent Support Advisor, you will play a key role in strengthening the partnership between home and school, helping families to overcome challenges that may affect their child’s learning, wellbeing, or attendance. This role is ideal for someone who is empathetic, approachable, and passionate about supporting children and their families.

You will work closely with parents and carers to provide guidance, practical support, and early intervention strategies. Your responsibilities may include offering one-to-one support, signposting to external services, facilitating parenting workshops, and helping families navigate issues such as behaviour, routines, housing, or financial hardship.

Collaboration is central to this role—you’ll liaise with school staff, safeguarding teams, and local agencies to ensure a joined-up approach to pupil support. By building trust and positive relationships, you’ll help create a supportive environment where families feel empowered and pupils are better able to thrive in school.

This is a rewarding and impactful role that requires excellent communication skills, discretion, and a genuine commitment to making a difference in the lives of children and their families.

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 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 121 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school-newton-aycliffe

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