Family Support Worker

Job description

Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School

Windsor Walk

Scawsby

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

DN5 8NQ

Interim Headteacher : Mrs R Wolfe

Tel : 01302 784429

E-mail : Web :

Hours : 32.5 hours per week

Contract : Temporary for 1 year (with a view to permanent), Part Time

Start Date : As Soon As Possible (ASAP)

We are looking for a Family Support Worker to work with our children and families.  The role of Family Support Worker is to work in partnership with families, parents, carers and children in our school community in a non-judgemental way, empowering them to access support services and educational opportunities, overcoming barriers to learning and participation and impacting positively on outcomes for children.

The role will also have some admin responsibilities, working closely with the office team to enable the efficient running of certain administrative procedures, managing attendance procedures and providing high quality front of house service to parents / carers and visitors, either face to face or other forms of communication.

• Are you keen to have a positive influence on children’s lives?
• Do you believe in giving every child the opportunity to be the very best they can be?
• Do you have a sense of humour and enjoy contributing to a hardworking and committed team?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking and dedicated Family Support Worker / Admin Assistant.  The role will be varied and exciting, with opportunities and challenges to support all abilities and ages on key focused activities that will have a valuable impact on their achievements.

Requirements :

As the role is a challenging and rewarding one, applicants must have good communication skills and the ability to overcome communication barriers with children and families in order to meet the demands of the role.  The Family Support Worker’s contribution to the school will help to improve the life chances for Saltersgate children.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils. To ensure the welfare of our pupils, the successful applicant will be required to undertake a criminal records bureau check via the DBS. Applicants are also requested to read our Safeguarding Policy which can be found on the school website.

This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service records check at an enhanced level.

Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at

Please email all applications to the School Business Manager, Denise Baker, at :

Closing date : Wednesday, 10

January 2024

Interviews : Wednesday, 17

January 2024