Family Support Worker - Schools
| Posting date: | 13 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £23,812.26 to £26,397.71 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 July 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Father Hudson's Caritas |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | P1864 |
Summary
Family Support Worker – Birmingham
FIXED TERM CONTRACT UNTIL 31/08/2026
SCP 27-30, £29,368 - £32,557 (pro rata)
30 Hours per Week
Father Hudson’s Caritas has a vacancy for a Family Support Worker to provide a range of support services to address social and emotional needs of children and their families. We are looking for an experienced Family Support Worker with knowledge and skills to undertake direct work with vulnerable primary and secondary aged children and their families. This is a school-based role, and you will be required to work in three schools.
This role is a Fixed Term Contract until 31/08/2026, there is a possibility that this may be further extended. However, this is not guaranteed.
This role is whole year, and you will be required to work during some of the school holidays.
Locations:
Mary Lynch (EHT)
Oratory Catholic Primary school.
Oliver Road
Ladywood
Birmingham. B16 9ER 2 Days (15 hrs)
Mary Lynch (EHT)
SS Mary & John Catholic Primary School
Beaufort Road
Erdington
Birmingham
West Midlands
B23 7NB 2 Days (15 hrs)
Hours: 30 hours per week (four days Monday - Thursday)
The salary scale for this post is SCP 27-30 paid at £29,368 - £32,557 per annum, pro rata. (Actual salary £23,812.26 to £26,397.71 per annum)
It is essential that you hold a full driving licence and have access to a car.
Working with schools, health and social care agencies and the voluntary sector, our Family Support Service supports children and families to overcome adversity and disadvantage they face, particularly where these are affecting a child’s emotional wellbeing, mental health and educational achievement. The service benefits the child, the family and the school.
Father Hudson’s Caritas is a committed employer that proactively pursues our ambitions for equality, diversity and inclusion in all that we do, building on our core values.
As a reward for your dedication to our services we offer the following:
• Enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service funded by the Society.
• Supported and bespoke full induction programme
• Opportunity for overtime
• Enhanced Society Sick Pay and Statutory Sick Pay upon qualifying period
• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlements
• Free Parking
• Group Company Pension Scheme upon qualifying period
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential support on personal and professional matters
• Refer a friend scheme
• Employee suggestion scheme accessible via intranet
• On line Payslips
• Long Service Awards
You do not need to be catholic to work for us or use our services, but we do expect our employees to work inline with our organisational values which are: we are respectful, we are inclusive, we are compassionate, we work with peoples strengths, we are collaborative, we challenge injustice and we seek excellence
For full details and how to apply, please visit www.fatherhudsons.org.uk or contact recruitmenthr@fatherhudsons.org.uk
Closing date: 10/07/2025, we do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews TBC are to be held at our head office in Coleshill.
Previous applications need not apply.
This post is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
FIXED TERM CONTRACT UNTIL 31/08/2026
SCP 27-30, £29,368 - £32,557 (pro rata)
30 Hours per Week
Father Hudson’s Caritas has a vacancy for a Family Support Worker to provide a range of support services to address social and emotional needs of children and their families. We are looking for an experienced Family Support Worker with knowledge and skills to undertake direct work with vulnerable primary and secondary aged children and their families. This is a school-based role, and you will be required to work in three schools.
This role is a Fixed Term Contract until 31/08/2026, there is a possibility that this may be further extended. However, this is not guaranteed.
This role is whole year, and you will be required to work during some of the school holidays.
Locations:
Mary Lynch (EHT)
Oratory Catholic Primary school.
Oliver Road
Ladywood
Birmingham. B16 9ER 2 Days (15 hrs)
Mary Lynch (EHT)
SS Mary & John Catholic Primary School
Beaufort Road
Erdington
Birmingham
West Midlands
B23 7NB 2 Days (15 hrs)
Hours: 30 hours per week (four days Monday - Thursday)
The salary scale for this post is SCP 27-30 paid at £29,368 - £32,557 per annum, pro rata. (Actual salary £23,812.26 to £26,397.71 per annum)
It is essential that you hold a full driving licence and have access to a car.
Working with schools, health and social care agencies and the voluntary sector, our Family Support Service supports children and families to overcome adversity and disadvantage they face, particularly where these are affecting a child’s emotional wellbeing, mental health and educational achievement. The service benefits the child, the family and the school.
Father Hudson’s Caritas is a committed employer that proactively pursues our ambitions for equality, diversity and inclusion in all that we do, building on our core values.
As a reward for your dedication to our services we offer the following:
• Enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service funded by the Society.
• Supported and bespoke full induction programme
• Opportunity for overtime
• Enhanced Society Sick Pay and Statutory Sick Pay upon qualifying period
• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlements
• Free Parking
• Group Company Pension Scheme upon qualifying period
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential support on personal and professional matters
• Refer a friend scheme
• Employee suggestion scheme accessible via intranet
• On line Payslips
• Long Service Awards
You do not need to be catholic to work for us or use our services, but we do expect our employees to work inline with our organisational values which are: we are respectful, we are inclusive, we are compassionate, we work with peoples strengths, we are collaborative, we challenge injustice and we seek excellence
For full details and how to apply, please visit www.fatherhudsons.org.uk or contact recruitmenthr@fatherhudsons.org.uk
Closing date: 10/07/2025, we do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews TBC are to be held at our head office in Coleshill.
Previous applications need not apply.
This post is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974