Family Support Worker

About the role

Could you provide support and advice to a family that needs your help?

Are you passionate about making a real difference in families’ lives?

Broom Barns Primary School is seeking a compassionate and motivated Family Support Worker to join our dynamic team. You’ll work directly with families, children, and young people to deliver one-to-one support, parenting workshops, creative family sessions, group programmes and willing to work in classrooms when necessary.

The successful candidate will need to be reliable, punctual and will have the opportunity to work within an experienced, friendly and supportive team. 

Applications are welcome from candidates who may have been working with children/families within a different setting. You may have particular skills and a passion for developing certain areas of support. If this is the case, this would be explored with you. 

The post is for 27 hours 5 minutes per week (Monday to Friday 8.50am to 3.20pm) 43.6 weeks, term time only. The pay is H4 to H5 dependant on qualifications and experience (£13.05-£14.83 per hour).  The salary quoted is the full time equivalent (FTE= 37 hours per week/52 weeks per year).

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide tailored family support on issues such as behaviour, attendance, communication, and relationships
• Facilitate group sessions, drop-ins, and parenting workshops
• Keep accurate records
• Build strong partnerships with staff, schools, local authorities, and other community organisations
• Act as one of our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) for the school, ensuring a safe, compliant, and responsive service

• Have a strong understanding of safeguarding frameworks
• Promote the values and visibility of Broom Barns in the local community
• Possess a commitment to equality, confidentiality, and data protection standards
• You’ll be an excellent communicator, a strong team player, and have a proactive, solution-focused approach.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Good numeracy and literacy skills (GCSE grade C or equivalent in English and Maths is desirable)
• Working with Parents: 1 year (required)
• Familiarity with early help processes, TAF, and Families First Assessments.
• Experience in family support is desirable, and a commitment to safeguarding and reflective practice is essential.
• an ability to communicate with parents, carers and class teachers.

We are:

• a 'good' school (Ofsted 2023)
• a friendly, dedicated and hard-working team; and
• a spacious, well-resourced, popular and over-subscribed school.

We can offer:

• VivUp Store Discount Scheme membership
• A friendly and supportive staff who will welcome you to the team
• Ample free parking

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

Application via the Teach in Herts website ONLY. CVs will not be accepted.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and strongly recommended, and more information about our school is available via our school website. Please phone the school office to arrange a mutually convenient time. Please take a look at our website (www.broombarns.herts.sch.uk) to get a feel for our lovely school. If you have any queries please contact us on 01438 354913 or e-mail: admin@broombarns.herts.sch.uk

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is an essential for this post, as are references which are taken up and robustly checked. 

We may conduct online searches about candidates as part of the shortlisting process, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. By submitting and signing your application, you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process. Keeping Children Safe in Education (paragraph 221).