Colham Manor Primary School

Family Support Worker
Post Start Date: ASAP
Closing date: 06/01/2025
Closing time: 9:00 AM

Family Support Worker

Salary information: Scale 5, £23,925 - £24,993 per annum (depending on experience)
Work pattern: 32.5 hours per week, Term time only (38 weeks)
Work hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00am – 4:30pm
Contract type: Permanent
Start date: ASAP

Colham Manor Primary School is seeking to appoint a Family Support Worker. This post offers an exciting opportunity for a hard-working and ambitious individual to work within our dedicated team.
  • To act as a point of contact in school for families in need of support.
  • Manage, implement and review any support strategies in place for families within school.
  • To help identify, and address the needs of children and families who need help to overcome barriers to learning.
  • To help families in the support of their child’s learning and well-being.
  • To support parents in developing resilience and independence in accessing support and participating in school and community life.
  • To support families with adult education, job applications etc.
  • To reduce school absence levels for key vulnerable pupils.
Please feel free to contact the school to arrange a visit. If you have any questions or for an informal chat, please contact Mrs Carly Rissen (Headteacher) via office@colham.org.

Closing date: Monday 6th January 2025 at 9:00am

Supporting Documents

Additional Information
CVs will not be accepted

Safeguarding Statement
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment to keeping children safe. Any offer of employment will be subject to statutory pre-employment checks including satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS and Barred List checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended in 2013 & 2020) and shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose any relevant criminal history prior to interview. As part of the recruitment process we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on all shortlisted candidates prior to interview. If there is anything you wish to make us aware of, prior to the search being completed, please contact Carly Rissen via head@colham.org before your interview date.


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