Job Title: Family Support Worker
Actual Annual Salary: £9,647 - £10,669
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £34,740 - £38,419 (CLF Grade E) - Based on 37 hours per week, term time only.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Part-time, 12 hours per week, term time only + insets.
Additional role info: Working Pattern - Tuesday, other days to be decided.
Start Date: 1 September 2025
An opportunity to work with students and families of this Outstanding Primary academy in Weston super Mare:
Haywood Village are looking for a Family Support Worker who will provide high quality, impartial, be solutions focussed and provide pastoral support and guidance to children and their families. They will enable children to achieve to their full potential, raise aspirations and facilitate academic progress. Will work in partnership with parents to strengthen parental capacity, promote understanding of their child’s needs, improve family relationships and increase parental engagement. The role will also involve working with another Family Support Worker at HVA, our safeguarding team, the Attendance Lead, and Inclusion team to identify families for the Family Support Worker to work with to support improving attendance at school.
About you:
You will:
- Have an understanding of the range of issues that can affect young people and their families, and disadvantaged sections of the community.
- Knowledge or experience of the common/single assessment framework procedure
- Educated to AS/A level or equivalent qualifications or experience.
- Full clean driving licence – willing to travel to other sites or home visits
- Proven experience with working with young people and their families in education or related areas.
- Excellent organisational skills
- Be someone who can motivate and inspire young people and their families
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About Haywood Village Academy
Haywood Village Academy opened in 2016 and currently has classes in Pre-school, Reception and year groups 1 to 6. The school was judged Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2019. The academy is at the heart of the community that it serves and is defined by High Aspirations, Valuing Learning and Achievement for all. We have created a school where children flourish. The school offers a limitless education that empowers choice through enriching, meaningful and active opportunities. Staff receive high quality professional training and support and contribute positively to the development of the school.
This is an exciting time to join HVA and the Cabot Learning Federation, as the trust will be preparing for the opening of a further primary school in Haywood Village with Airfield Primary Academy in 2026. Joining the trust at this stage will give aspirational teachers a chance to excel through opportunity and high quality professional development
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 35 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
• Closing Date: 22 May 2025
• Short-listing: 23 May 2025
• Interviews: 6 June 2025
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Skilled Worker visas cannot be sponsored through this role, as it does not meet the requirements set out by government.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.