Pupil and Family Support Worker

3 days ago

Blackburn with Darwen, United Kingdom Blackburn with Darwen Council Full time

Job description

St Aidan’s Church of England Primary Academy,

Norfolk Street,

BB2 4EW

**Job Title**: Pupil and Family Support Worker

**Grade/Salary**: Grade F SCP 16-23

**Contract Type**: Permanent

**Contract Terms**: Full Time - Term Time

**Closing Date**: 25th June 2025

**Required From**: 1st September 2025

**TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW**

Are you driven by a profound commitment to enhancing the lives of children and families? St. Aidan's in Blackburn presents a significant opportunity for a dedicated individual to assume the crucial role of Pupil and Family Support Worker and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead. This position offers a rewarding platform to provide direct and impactful support to children, young people, and their families, facilitating their ability to overcome challenges and flourish both at home and within the educational environment.

As Pupil and Family Support Worker, you will play a pivotal role in engaging with vulnerable families and young people, delivering early intervention support to mitigate the need for more intensive services. Your central objective will be to contribute to improved outcomes for children and families, encompassing enhanced school attendance, positive behavioural development, and increased overall well-being. You will serve as the lead professional for assigned families, coordinating necessary support services and empowering them to enact sustainable positive change.

**We can offer you**:

- A happy and caring Academy, with a distinctive Christian ethos
- Lively and responsive children, who enjoy school
- Hard working and dedicated team of staff & Governors
- Mutually supportive partnerships between our Local Authority and Cidari Academy Trust schools
- Opportunities for professional and personal development
- Motivated and experiences Governing Body and central Trust team
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to health and wellbeing benefits.
- Access to employee benefits & rewards through Perkbox
- Cycle to work scheme
- Work as part of a team within school and with other professionals involved in supporting pupils and their families
- Have a minimum of level 3 NVQ (or equivalent) qualification
- Work to the highest standards, demonstrating resistance to pressure and retaining professional focus and behaviour

**Closing date: Wednesday 25th June at 2pm**

**Proposed Interview date: Thursday 3rd & Friday 4th July 2025**

We are a small and friendly Academy, whose team work happily together, to enable our learners to enjoy and achieve their very best.
- We are a member of Cidari Multi Academy Trust, established in November 2013, a growing educational trust and part of the Blackburn Diocese. Cidari Education is committed to providing high quality education for all children in our academies based on clearly established Christian values and principles._

**Job details**:
Job reference

REQ04070

Date posted

02/06/2025

Application closing date

25/06/2025

Location

Blank

Salary

Grade F SCP 16-23

Package

Term Time Only, 44.67 weeks per year

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time - Term time

Job category/type

Schools

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