Family Support Worker

Family Support Worker

Band 6

37 hours a week, term time only + 1 weeks

£21,408 - £24,691 (FTE £24,148 - £27,852)

Littlegreen Academy is seeking to appoint high quality, compassionate and committed Family Support Worker to join our Littlegreen Academy, a SEMH school for boys aged 7 – 16 years, close to Clanfield, Horndean and Rowlands Castle.

Littlegreen became a member of Solent Academies Trust on 1st January 2019. We are an outstanding trust and learning community that includes Mary Rose Academy, Cliffdale Primary Academy and Redwood Park Academy. Our Trust has a successful track record of developing and supporting staff to make sure they gain the skills and experience necessary to enable our pupils to achieve great things.

The role of the Family Support Worker will work closely alongside all members of our school community. This includes families, carers and professionals from a range of agencies who, together, ensure that our pupils receive all the support they need to access school, home and the wider community successfully.

This post brings a wonderful opportunity to join our school. You need to be someone who is passionate and committed to working with children with SEMH needs and their families, making sure they achieve the very best and still have fun along the way!

The successful candidate must be comfortable working independently with families and be willing to undertake Designated Safeguarding Lead training.

By joining the Littlegreen Academy team, we offer you:

• Excellent staff induction with a commitment to high quality professional development
• The opportunity to be part of an innovative and forward thinking academy
• A happy, committed and supportive community
• Local Government Pension Scheme with the option of a 50/50 contribution to build over time
• 21.7% employer pension contribution
• Confidential Counselling & Wellbeing Support Service
• Life Insurance - 3 times annual salary (for members of the pension scheme)
• Wellbeing Inset Day to support the wellbeing of our staff
• Financial contribution towards eye test and glasses for visual display user
• Free onsite parking
• Increase of paid weeks after 5 years of service from 48.4 weeks to 49.2 weeks
• CPD opportunities to support Career development

The hours for this role are Monday – Thursday 8am – 4pm and Friday 8am – 3.30pm. You will work for 39 weeks of the year; however, you will be paid for 48.4 weeks. Your salary will be paid over 12 months of the year.

For more details please visit our website http://solent-trust.net

Please complete a Solent Academies Trust application form accompanied by a letter of application. In your letter, please describe the contribution you feel you can make to our school. For any questions or to submit your application, please email our HR team recruitment@solentacademiestrust.info

Please note we will only accept applications completed on our Solent Academies Trust form.

Closing date for applications: Monday 20th February 2023

Interviews will be held: Thursday 2nd March 2023

Solent Academies Trust welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. Only applications submitted on the academy’s application form will be accepted Solent Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.