Family Support Advisor
| Posting date: | 04 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 July 2025 |
| Location: | Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5JS |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | eaeff044-19fe-4f36-b2a2-91f488ad6493 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Connect Academy Trust are looking to appoint a passionate and dedicated Family Support Advisor to join our team in September 2025. As part of Connect Academy Trust, there may be the opportunity to work in any of our schools in the future. This post is initially situated at Widey Court Primary School.
This key role will involve the successful post-holder working in partnership with children, families, school staff, and external agencies to provide support, guidance, and early intervention. The Family Support Worker will play a key role in improving outcomes for pupils by addressing barriers to learning, supporting wellbeing, and strengthening home–school relationships.
What the school offers its staff
To help you achieve this, we can offer you:
• Support to develop your skills through school-centred, multi academy trust wide and external continuing professional development and team work;
• Wonderful staff and pupils who are keen to learn;
• A very dedicated team with a strong positive ethos;
• A well-resourced and highly professional school.
Widey Court Primary School is part of Connect Academy Trust, a multi-academy Trust of eight schools within Torbay and Plymouth. The Trust now educates over 3500 children with 550 staff, in both Plymouth and Torbay. Connect was formed in 2016 and aims to provide a firm foundation for developing teachers and leaders to secure the best learning opportunities for all children. It operates a dynamic, values-based system where each school is a giver and receiver of support.
Further details about the role
Visits to the school are welcomed. Please contact the school office on 01752 773909 to arrange a visit.
If you are interested, please complete an online application form.
If you have any questions relating to this post, or if you are unable to access our online application, please contact Miss G Dingley, School Operations Lead, on gdingley@wideycourt.plymouth.sch.uk
Closing date: Thursday 3rd July 2025 at 9:00am
Interviews: Tuesday 8th July 2025
Connect is fully committed to equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required to be undertaken and an on-line check of publicly available information will be completed to assess the successful candidate’s suitability to work with children.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment will be subject to the following checks (where relevant): Childcare disqualification Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Medical checks Online and social media checks Prohibition from teaching Right to work Satisfactory references Suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Connect Academy Trust are looking to appoint a passionate and dedicated Family Support Advisor to join our team in September 2025. As part of Connect Academy Trust, there may be the opportunity to work in any of our schools in the future. This post is initially situated at Widey Court Primary School.
This key role will involve the successful post-holder working in partnership with children, families, school staff, and external agencies to provide support, guidance, and early intervention. The Family Support Worker will play a key role in improving outcomes for pupils by addressing barriers to learning, supporting wellbeing, and strengthening home–school relationships.
What the school offers its staff
To help you achieve this, we can offer you:
• Support to develop your skills through school-centred, multi academy trust wide and external continuing professional development and team work;
• Wonderful staff and pupils who are keen to learn;
• A very dedicated team with a strong positive ethos;
• A well-resourced and highly professional school.
Widey Court Primary School is part of Connect Academy Trust, a multi-academy Trust of eight schools within Torbay and Plymouth. The Trust now educates over 3500 children with 550 staff, in both Plymouth and Torbay. Connect was formed in 2016 and aims to provide a firm foundation for developing teachers and leaders to secure the best learning opportunities for all children. It operates a dynamic, values-based system where each school is a giver and receiver of support.
Further details about the role
Visits to the school are welcomed. Please contact the school office on 01752 773909 to arrange a visit.
If you are interested, please complete an online application form.
If you have any questions relating to this post, or if you are unable to access our online application, please contact Miss G Dingley, School Operations Lead, on gdingley@wideycourt.plymouth.sch.uk
Closing date: Thursday 3rd July 2025 at 9:00am
Interviews: Tuesday 8th July 2025
Connect is fully committed to equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required to be undertaken and an on-line check of publicly available information will be completed to assess the successful candidate’s suitability to work with children.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment will be subject to the following checks (where relevant): Childcare disqualification Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Medical checks Online and social media checks Prohibition from teaching Right to work Satisfactory references Suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.