Family Support Worker

Oundle CE Primary School ‘To Be the Best You Can be’ ‘Let your light shine before others; that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.’ Matthew 5:16 Family Support Worker 15 hours per week, 38 weeks per year Fixed-term until 31/08/2027 Grade G8,-12 £26,824 FTE, which is £9,123.37 actual per annum Do you believe you have the necessary skills and passion to help address the needs of children and their families, and overcome barriers to learning? Are you eager to join a loving and inclusive family, committed to quality in all areas of school life? Then this may be the perfect opportunity for you, at Oundle Primary School! It is our belief that all children should have an inspiring educational experience filled with fun and stimulating opportunities to learn, that develops their curiosity and a love of learning. We understand the importance of fostering the knowledge and skills that are necessary as the foundations for their future education. We enjoy extending children’s learning through focusing on their interests and weaving that into their daily curriculum and we create a rich and entertaining learning environment, with a heavy focus on outdoor learning and ‘real life’ hands on learning. We are therefore excited to welcome a caring, passionate and professional Family Support Worker to our committed team, to join our Team, and help ensure all children have the very best start in life, and their educational journey. At Oundle, we are proud to support our pupils to ‘be the best we can be.’ Following a successful Ofsted inspection in November 2023 inspectors reported that our three threads of ‘joy, kindness and resilience, are ‘weaved throughout life at school.’ In doing so, we seek to enable all pupils, regardless of their starting points, to flourish as individuals and reach their full potential. By learning to keep an on aspiring to ‘be the best they can be,’ our children achieve well and strive for more. This goal extends towards our staff too. We acknowledge and appreciate the hardworking passion that our community commit to our school, and our success is due in no small part of their dedication and professionalism. We support staff with CPD, opportunities and training to ‘be the best they can be.’ Ofsted inspectors reported that ‘there is a calm yet excited feel around the school and the relationships between pupils and staff are highly respectful.’ Oundle is ‘particularly ambitious for those who are disadvantaged including those with special educational need and/or disability’ (Ofsted 2023) and therefore we expect the successful candidate to share in this motivation. This role presents a unique opportunity to help address the needs of our children and their families, to help overcome barriers to learning. We are seeking someone who: Is able to work collaboratively with various members of the school community, including agencies, school staff, child and parents, to be a pivotal supportive link