Pupil and Family Support Worker

Great Marsden St John's Primary School A Church of England Academy, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 0NX

3 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
9 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
29 May 2025

Job details

Job role: Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time, full time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: NJC Grade 7, SCP 19-25 (£31,067 - £35,235)

Pupil and Family Support Worker job summary

Pupil & Family Support Worker

32 hours per week NJC Grade 7, SCP 19-25

4 days per week

Term Time Plus INSETS

Permenant

JOB OVERVIEW

Cidari Education, the Local Governing Committee, staff and children and families of Great Marsden St John's Church of England Primary Academy are seeking to recruit a Family Support Lead whose primary goal will be to empower families and promote the well-being of children. They will work with families facing various difficulties, from short-term crises to long-term complex issues. Experience working in such a role is essential as it is challenging and fast paced.

The idea candidate will be someone who;

can build strong relationships
experienced as a DDSL or is willing to train
has experience of working with a range of supporting agencies including Children's Social Care
communicates well with all stakeholders ( children, adults, colleagues, outside agencies)
is empathetic and compassionate
is able to self organise their workload and prioritise
is willing to keep learning and growing
likes a challenge and
is resilient.

Why us?

We can offer you:

Clear Christian values underpinning school life
A professional, happy and enthusiastic staff team;
A school well-equipped for education in the 21st century;
Motivated and experienced Governing Body and central Trust team.
Good opportunities for personal and career development.
Local Government Pension Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Access to health and wellbeing support for you and your family
Access to employee benefits & rewards through Perkbox
Cycle to work scheme

Last, but by no means least, our children. They are amazing young people. Working hard and behaving well is in their DNA. To them you will be another trusted adult, someone in whom they can trust and depend. Our families are very much part of our school family and we actively encourage them to reach out to us if they need a helping hand.

Interested? Want to see more? Visit our website st john nelson

We are looking to appoint a talented and committed professional with the qualities, skills and drive necessary to fulfil this key role.

Can you offer us:

Well-developed skills in this line of work?
Enthusiasm, resilience, adaptability and a positive outlook?
Willingness to be involved in extracurricular activities and wider school life?
A commitment to our Christian ethos?
An unflinching commitment to being part of our team?

We are a member of Cidari Multi Academy Trust, established in November 2013, a growing educational trust and part of the Blackburn Diocese. Cidari Education are committed to providing high quality education for all children in our academies based on clearly established Christian values and principles.

Closing date: 9th June 2025

Proposed interview date: 16th June 2025

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our safer recruitment pre-employment checks on shortlisted candidates.

We are a member of Cidari Multi Academy Trust, established in November 2013, a growing educational trust and part of the Blackburn Diocese. Cidari Education is committed to providing high quality education for all children in our academies based on clearly established Christian values and principles.

Cidari Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The above post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure & Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions. Further information is available below.

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.