Family Support Worker

Family Support Worker

Ref: 16-17/WPA/015

Fixed term Mat Cover

Required from mid-July 

37 hours a week, term time plus three weeks (42 weeks a year)

£20,661 - £24,964 (£18,933 - £22,876 pro rata)

Closing Date: 6 June 2017 at noon

A committed Family Support Worker is required to join the Woodvale Primary Academy, to provide an intensive support service for families.

The Woodvale Primary Academy, sponsored by the Greenwood Dale Foundation Trust is a vibrant and caring school located in Northampton.   It has the capacity to cater for 420 pupils from Nursery to Year 6.  Both the Academy and the Trust are committed to the improve the life chances of pupils and to safeguarding of children and wish to recruit someone who will not only share this ethos but someone who will continue to embed it into the Academy in order to help drive standards to “Outstanding”.

Working closely with parents/carers, you will support and assist them in building their engagement with their child’s learning to enable families to get the most out of the education opportunities available.

To be successful you will need:

• to have a good understanding of child development and the benefit of parent involvement;

• to be able to promote the rights and responsibilities of parents/carers in raising their children;

• demonstrating excellent communication skills;

• be able to build and maintain positive working relationships with both families, colleagues and external agencies;

• be a team player and will also be able to work on your own initiative;

• have a caring and empathetic nature.;

• experience in an educationally setting is desirable but not essential.

In return you will have the opportunity to contribute to a rapidly growing school as part of a great team of hard working colleagues, committed to providing the best opportunities for children and families.  All employees of the trust are also given first class CPD and opportunities for career development as well as a generous holiday allowance, pension scheme and child care vouchers.

Visits to the Academy are warmly welcomed, to arrange a mutually convenient time please contact the Academy on admin@woodvaleprimaryacademy.org or call 01604 493771. 

If you do not here from us within two weeks of the closing date please presume you have been unsuccessful. 

For further information please visit:

http://www.greenwoodacademies.org/vacancy/11644/ 

Alternatively, call our Recruitment Line on 0115 748 3344

Complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NDNDSQ2

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks, therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.