Child and Family Support Worker (Full Time)

What skills and experience we're looking for

An opportunity has arisen for an outstanding Family Support Worker to work with children and their families during these challenging times.

This is a varied role that focusses in particular on supporting the Designated Safeguarding Leads in promoting the safety and wellbeing of our children and their families.

The job purpose is to ensure effective advice, guidance and support for families, children and young people in order to encourage engagement, raise standards, aspirations and facilitate academic progress.

You will have experience of making referrals, undertaking home visits and providing practical help and support to families.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to children and their families. You will benefit from the full range of support a professional and experienced team, committed to securing the best outcomes, can offer.

What the school offers its staff

Kingshurst Primary School is a two/three form entry school with over 400 enthusiastic and loyal pupils. We pride ourselves on the way in which we support each other and provide a warm welcome to all new staff. Applicants will be joining a school where continuous professional development and a relentless drive to improve and achieve the best possible standards and outcomes is at the centre of our school culture and ethos during and beyond our improvement journey.

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.