Family Support Worker
Outwood Academy Normanby
Middlesbrough
- £28,824 - £30,292 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 8, SCP 18-21: £28,824 - £30,292 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 5 January 2026
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Family Support Worker to join our team. The successful candidate will be a highly self-motivated individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will have experience of working with children and/or families.
If you are ambitious, inspirational, creative, open-minded and want to be part of our success, then we want to hear from you.
The role is to support pupils and their families in school, community and home settings, providing ongoing assistance.
You will require the skills to effectively communicate with a wide range of external agencies in order to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people. Time management and organisation are key to this role. You must be approachable and confidential with the ability to relate to children and young people in a sympathetic manner.
This is a fantastic opportunity, and you must possess the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students.
Outwood Academy Normanby places students at the centre of everything it does, with a focus on creating a culture of success, a positive climate for learning, and increased student attainment, achievement and social and emotional development.
We believe that all support staff within our Family of Schools are key posts in terms of securing student success and achievement across a broad range of subjects and experiences.
Contract Type: 2 years, fixed term in the first instance.
Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, 5 days a week, term-time only, plus 15 days.
Start Date: January 2026 (or earlier if possible).
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Please contact our HR team at o.unthank@normanby.outwood.com should you wish to visit the school and have a tour of the department to see what we have to offer.
If you share our vision of “Students First”, then why not join our family?
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Closing date: 8.00 am on 5 January 2026.
Interview date: 8 January 2026.
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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
About Outwood Academy Normanby
- Outwood Academy Normanby
- Normanby Road, Middlesbrough
- Cleveland
- TS6 9AG
- United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson
Principal: Dr Mark Robinson
Outwood Academy Normanby is an 11-16 academy, based in the shadow of the Eston Hills in Middlesbrough, and is yet to be inspected by Ofsted.
We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.
Taking a holistic approach to education, valuing vocational, practical, creative, and academic qualities equally and since joining the Outwood Family in 2019 we have been undergoing a transformation.
We believe we are on a journey to Outstanding. Help to take us to the next level.
The Outwood Family of Schools pride ourselves on fully supporting colleagues within the Family both professionally and personally.
We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
As a founding Trust of the National Institute of Education (NIoT), we will actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education and NIoT to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all teaching staff receiving a minimum of two hours of CPD each week.
We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including family friendly policies, enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period, funded CPD for qualifications up to and including Masters level plus other exclusive benefits including a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy.
All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.
If you share our vision, join our family.
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