School and Family Support Officer
Doubletrees School, Par, Cornwall, PL24 2DS18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
2 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Contract type: Permanent, 40 working weeks 32.75 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,911 (actual: £22,655.67)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you enjoy spending time working with people to explore solutions to challenges they may face?
Are you naturally empathetic and curious about learning more about supporting families of children with special educational needs?
Do you possess good computer skills?
If so, we have the perfect job available for you!
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate professional to strengthen the vital link between home and school, ensuring every child is supported to thrive. As the primary point of contact for parents and carers, you will lead our approach to family engagement, building positive relationships, promoting pupil welfare, and improving attendance and engagement. Through proactive pastoral care, you will offer guidance, coordinate family support initiatives, and work with external agencies to ensure that pupils and their families receive the help and resources they need to succeed.
Alongside this, you will play an important part in the smooth and professional operation of the school, providing high-quality support across staff welfare, HR administration, safeguarding compliance, and whole-school organisation. Working closely with the School Operations Manager and Senior Leadership Team, you will help maintain a safe, inclusive and supportive environment by ensuring our processes are robust, efficient and fully compliant. This is a multifaceted role that demands excellent interpersonal skills, discretion, and a strong commitment to our school’s values and ethos.
It is essential that you have a full driving license and access to a vehicle for this role.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and to support and develop the school in line with its shared values and improvement priorities. We provide a creative and ambitious range of learning for over 100 pupils with a range of complex learning, physical and communication needs aged from 2-19 years. The school is a member of the Special
Partnership Trust, an ambitious and inspiring collaboration of specialist provision in Cornwall, with a focus on excellence in learning for everyone.
Doubletrees School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of checks and references, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We will offer you a detailed induction and ongoing, high quality professional development opportunities to fully develop in your role. Following updated guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Education; Doubletrees School will undertake an online check of all shortlisted candidates.
If you have the commitment, energy, initiative and drive to help us meet our core values, then we welcome your application. Informal visits are encouraged by appointment only. Please call 01726 812757 to arrange a visit.
Please visit the school website www.doubletrees.org.uk for further information and an application pack.
Completed applications should be returned to the School Administrative Manager: msandham@doubletrees.org.uk.
Please note CV’s will not be considered.
What the school offers its staff
Our Trust is committed to providing employee benefits that motivate and reward our employees. Our benefits include:
A competitive salary
Attractive terms and conditions including holidays
Eligibility to join the local government pension scheme/Teachers pension scheme
Family friendly policies
Local and national discount schemes and initiatives
Continued professional development support
Flexibility to work across the Special Partnership Trust, the largest SEN provider in the county
Support for the wellbeing of staff
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils.We recognise that everyone who comes into contact with children has a duty to safeguard and promote children’s welfare.We ensure all appropriate measures are applied in relation to all who work in the school,who is likely to be perceived by children as a safe and trustworthy adult. All staff are required to have an enhanced DBS check.Following guidance in KCSIE;our School undertake an online check of all shortlisted candidates,and a prohibition from teaching check of support staff who take part in formal teaching work,or have in the past.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Doubletrees School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 103 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Doubletrees School website
- Email address
- msandham@doubletrees.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01726 812757
Doubletrees School provides a unique and personalised approach to learning and development support. Please click on the play button next to my profile picture to see a fantastic insight in to our lovely school community.
The Staff and Governors are committed to working together for the benefit of all learners in partnership with their parents and carers. The vision for our School outlines what we aim to achieve and fully underpins everything we do, 'Achieve, Belong, Communicate, Develop and Enjoy'.
We strongly believe that education, alongside with high quality support, leads to people being able to take control of their own lives and destinies. To this end, we are constantly developing our service offer to meet the needs of each young person by offering an exciting, enjoyable learning experiences.
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