School Family & Community Worker

Victoria Primary Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 9ER

7 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  24 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 July 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,828.09 - £32,433.48 Annually (Actual) Term Time + 5 inset days + 5 additional days

School Family & Community Worker job summary

School Family & Community Worker
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Term Time + 5 inset days + 5 additional days
£30,828.09 - £32,433.48.
We are pleased to offer this great opportunity as a School Family & Community Worker in our excellent primary school in Leeds. You will be joining a good ofsted rated school part of a strong partnership and Wellspring Academy Trust who believes that every school is unique, because it has a unique history; it serves a unique community and is full of unique individuals. We are determined to create a brilliant primary provision for our children. As recognised by Ofsted, we are well on our way to realising our ambition of providing a school experience which every child at Victoria remembers with joy in their heart, long after they have left us.
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Family and Community Worker to join our Safeguarding Team. This role is integral in developing and delivering a comprehensive community offer, as well as leading early help initiatives for families in need. The Family and Community Worker will develop the dedicated community spaces to be ‘the heart’ of our community. The successful candidate will play a vital part in intervention efforts for children, ensuring their safety and well-being and ensuring they thrive.
CRITERIA
- Experience working in a school or similar setting/ role
- Relevant qualification in social work, community development, childcare, education, counselling
- At least 5 GCSE's including Maths and English or equivalent
- Relevant training in child protection, safeguarding, intervention strategies
- Car Driver with access to vehicle
Please visit our website to learn more about our values, mission and ethos and how you might fit into these for this role as Family and Community Worker. https://vpaleeds.co.uk/
This excellent opportunity as Family & Community Worker in Leeds offers a fantastic package based on working 37 hours p/w, 40 weeks p/y for grade SO2, the actual salary of the post is £30,828.09 - £32,433.48 + amazing benefits working for our Wellspring trust https://wellspringacademytrust.co.uk/careers/why-join-us/
Next Steps
If you would like more information, please see the attached job description. If you would prefer to talk to us then give us a call or send us an email j.jenkins@wellspringacademies.co.uk or simply click APPLY NOW!
We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.
We want our people to reflect our diverse communities and create a safe space in which everyone belongs. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds and especially those from under-represented groups including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks and appropriate references. All posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

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.

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About Victoria Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 389 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Victoria Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/victoria-primary-academy (opens in new tab)

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