School Family Worker

Barnwell School, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 9SW

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  May / September

• Closing date

  27 March 2026 at 5pm

• Date listed

  2 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: H6
• Additional allowances:

  H6

School Family Worker job summary

The post holder will join 5 other SFWs who work across the town in our widely respected team. Each SFW has their own schools to work with and the team also runs town-wide sessions for staff and parents.

The key roles of the post are to:

1. Provide targeted support for children and young people and their families with unmet needs. This can include working with families, providing intervention programmes, transitional support, targeted support, facilitating workshops and courses, etc.

2. Liaising with schools pastoral and other support mechanisms and other agencies who work with children and families.

We seek someone who is flexible and enthusiastic, willing to learn and able to work individually and as part of a team. We look forward to receiving applications from people with previous experience of such a role or those who have the personal skills and a willingness to train and develop new skills. Ongoing training is provided alongside clinical supervision.

Applications by 27th March

For further information about the role contact

Shelagh Mackey

s.mackey@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

01438 222500

Please ensure that you have provided email addresses for your referees and your Person Specification gives examples of how you meet the criteria listed.

CV’s are not accepted as a form of application and will not be considered.

Barnwell School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this.

The appointment will be subject to an enhanced Disclose and Barring Service (DBS) check and employment references.

Health and Safety

Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, confidentiality and data protection and report all concerns to an appropriate person

Additional Information

The post holder is required to contribute to and support the overall aims and ethos of the school. All staff are required to participate in training and other learning activities and engage actively in the Performance Management Review process as required by the schools’ policies and practices

This job description will be reviewed annually and may be subject to amendment or modification at any time after consultation with the post holder. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks but sets out the main expectations of the School in relation to the post holder’s professional responsibilities and duties, including the provision of high quality teaching and learning and the safeguarding, wellbeing and care of students. Elements of this job description and changes to it may be negotiated at the request of either the Headteacher or the incumbent of the post, and it should be noted that the post-holder is expected to carry out such duties as may reasonably be required by the Headteacher from time to time.

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.

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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 Barnwell School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1315 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Barnwell School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/barnwell-school

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