Support and Family Engagement Advisor
Redgate Primary Academy, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG19 6EL11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
14 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- Learning support or cover supervisor
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: Monday to Friday 27.5 hours per week. Term time only.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 5 annual salary, £30,024.
Actual salary
- £19,053.69
What skills and experience we're looking for
We have an exciting opportunity for a Support and Family Engagement Advisor to join the team. The successful candidate will provide cover for teaching and class staff and support our school community by being proactive in identifying needs and supporting children and their families with information, advice and guidance.
The successful candidate will:
- Develop good relationships with parents/carers of children at the school and encourage parental involvement in the school and its activities.
- Support inclusive practice, focusing work on preventative and early intervention activities, and with vulnerable and ‘yet to be reached’ children and families.
- Provide support relating to Safeguarding and SEND, working with the Safeguarding Team.
- Work under the guidance of the teaching staff and leadership team to implement the agreed academy curriculum.
- Provide cover for PPA and short-term absences and to support children with their reading.
Essential
- Educational achievement sufficient to support clear reporting & presentation skills.
- Recognised Level 3 Qualification (Education or Health & Social Care related).
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage conflicting demands.
- Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all children and providing equality of opportunity.
Desirable
- Has experience of delivering teaching sessions.
- Has experience of planning teaching sessions.
- Knowledge on supporting children with reading.
What the school offers its staff
Our employee benefits
At Diverse Academies, you’ll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.
In return you will benefit from:
- Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of at least 21.8%
- Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities covering technical, leadership and coaching skills via the trust’sDiverse Association for Professional Learning
- Employee Assistance Programme
- GP helpline
- Health and wellbeing advice and support
- Eyecare vouchers
- Salary sacrifice schemes – car scheme, cycle to work, home and electronics.
- We offer a tax-efficient car salary sacrifice scheme for no deposit and can include car maintenance, servicing and breakdown cover for full peace of mind.
- Lifestyle savings - discounts and offers on gym memberships, holidays, days out, shopping, restaurants, etc
- Health cash plan (personal or family) – where you pay monthly and can claim money back on private treatments such as dental, optical and therapies (e.g. physiotherapy, osteopathy etc)
- Childcare – breakfast and after school provision
- Take a look at our rewards and benefits online
Further information about the job
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
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)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Redgate Primary Academy
- School type
- Academies, Does not apply, ages 3 to 11
- School size
- 58 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Redgate Primary Academy website
- Email address
- lmaggio@yeomanpark-ac.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01623 455944
We are a specialist academy based in Mansfield with over 50 children aged 3-11 with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). A large proportion of our children have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and moderate or severe learning disabilities (MLD/SLD). In our latest Ofsted inspection, we were rated ‘good’ in all areas with comments that the ‘school is friendly and inclusive,’ and that ‘children enjoy their time in school’ with children’s personal development being a ‘high priority’.
Arranging a visit to Redgate Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lmaggio@yeomanpark-ac.org.uk.
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