Family Support Worker at Wimborne First School

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to be a key part of the team for our school.

Wimborne First School & Nursery is looking to appoint an experienced, pro-active, and well organised Family Support Worker to be part of our team. This role will provide support, encouragement and pastoral care to both parents and pupils at our school, and work with a range of stakeholders, parents, support staff, outreach agencies and other schools to ensure the continuity and progress of individual pupils, especially with regard to Mental Health, Wellbeing and Attendance.

To sign post parents to services and advice and hold regular meetings with parents / carers. e.g. Coffee mornings / school nurse / drop-in sessions.

You will need to have experience of working with children in a school environment. Wimborne First School is a happy, successful school with committed, experienced staff and fantastic children. We have moved into our new school building which has state of the art technology, if you would like to be part of this amazing team please apply for the role.

We are seeking a professional individual who:

• has Mental Health and Wellbeing in schools qualifications or training e.g. trauma informed etc.(desirable)
• has previous experience of working with vulnerable or additional educational needs children within a school environment
• understands child protection legislation and child protection issues including KCSIE
• has 5 GCSE’s with a minimum grade C or above in English and Mathematics, or equivalent qualifications and relevant experience
• has the ability to handle confidential information with discretion
• ability to communicate with a wide range of people, in a wide range of situations and build effective working relationships
• work planning skills
• has excellent knowledge of Child Safeguarding procedures
• has knowledge of referral and ability to review support strategies in place for families within school
• self motivated
• evidence of continued professional development
• is a great team member
• commitment to equal opportunities
• enhanced DBS check required

• Excellent CPD opportunities and Training and Development Programmes
• An individual induction programme supported by a mentor 
• Networking groups for Teachers, Business Managers, Site Teams and IT staff
• Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year which increases with length of service
• Free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment (where all conditions are met)
• Opportunity to become a school workplace Health and Wellbeing representative, meeting with other schools on a termly basis and feeding into the Health and Wellbeing strategy
• Access to the Trust Health and Wellbeing pages
• Access to a staff benefits portal through Vivup
• Free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for staff and family members