Parent Support Advisor & Teaching Assistant
| Posting date: | 08 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 February 2026 |
| Location: | Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4PE |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 92bc1291-e6c9-4192-a57a-55744552a797 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
appoint for a new role in school. The dual role will be for someone to work as a compassionate, friendly and committed Parent Support Advisor each morning and as a hands on Teaching Assistant each afternoon to join their team from February 2026 to July 2027. This role has the potential to become permenant for the right candidate.
Founded in hope St. Mary’s CE (VA) Primary School is a place where all can find their voice, grow in wisdom and live well in community and service, this ethos underpins all aspects of school life and the actions of everyone within our school community. There is a strong team commitment to improve the outcomes and aspirations of all in the culturally diverse community it serves.
The purpose of the PSA role is to help parents by signposting to appropriate services, offering advice and support to families to overcome barriers to learning and participation, in order to improve future outcomes and enable all pupils to have full access to educational opportunities. This post will involve working in a variety of settings, including in schools, the community and family homes of young people and their families and will work to support them and their families to make positive and sustainable change. Multi-agency working will be at the core of this work, but the ability to work independently is also essential. Experience of working with children in a school setting is required for the Teaching Assistant role.
The successful candidate will have:
• knowledge of the social and emotional factors that affect a child’s capacity to learn and understanding of children within the family context.
• The ability to engage constructively with adults and children to support progress towards agreed outcomes
• Ability to co-ordinate and lead support for parents dealing with challenging behaviour at home or in the community
• The ability to manage a caseload, prioritise work and organise paperwork to a high standard
• The ability to work with multi-agencies to support children, young people and families
• Be able to demonstrate creativity and flexibility in their approach to engaging families, identifying family strengths, assessing their needs and supporting them to make sustainable, positive change.
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and appropriately with pupils, their families and supporting professionals.
• Have experience of working with and engaging children and young people with complex needs.
• Be able to identify unmet needs and risks surrounding pupils and respond to them appropriately, in accordance with local area safeguarding policies and guidance.
• have experience of working with and supporting vulnerable families and children.
• Be Sensitive and empathetic with patience, flexibility, a sense of humour and be resiliant
• Understand the challenges our families face
• Able to lead training and workshops for families
• Have a clean driving license and be prepared to drive your own vehicle
• have high expectations of pupils' achievement and behaviour
• have strong communication and excellent interpersonal skills
• have a good standard of English and numeracy, GCSE grade A to C or equivalent in both subject areas
• play a role in the wider life of the school
• have experience of working within a school environment.
What the school offers its staff
At our school the successful candidate will benefit from:
• a school with a Christian ethos with close links with the local church
• friendly and well-behaved children
• a dedicated and supportive Staff Team and Governors who care passionately about our school and the local community
• a strong community ethos
• a high-quality learning environment with excellent resources and facilities
• a strong commitment to CPD
Further details about the role
The best way to get a feel for St Mary’s is to come and visit us. To arrange to look round our wonderful school please telephone the School Business Manager on 01924 303625 or email office@stmaryswakefield.co.uk Closing date is Thursday 15th January 2026 at 12 noon. Completed application forms should be returned to the school via post or emailed to office@stmaryswakefield.co.uk
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 may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media 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.
appoint for a new role in school. The dual role will be for someone to work as a compassionate, friendly and committed Parent Support Advisor each morning and as a hands on Teaching Assistant each afternoon to join their team from February 2026 to July 2027. This role has the potential to become permenant for the right candidate.
Founded in hope St. Mary’s CE (VA) Primary School is a place where all can find their voice, grow in wisdom and live well in community and service, this ethos underpins all aspects of school life and the actions of everyone within our school community. There is a strong team commitment to improve the outcomes and aspirations of all in the culturally diverse community it serves.
The purpose of the PSA role is to help parents by signposting to appropriate services, offering advice and support to families to overcome barriers to learning and participation, in order to improve future outcomes and enable all pupils to have full access to educational opportunities. This post will involve working in a variety of settings, including in schools, the community and family homes of young people and their families and will work to support them and their families to make positive and sustainable change. Multi-agency working will be at the core of this work, but the ability to work independently is also essential. Experience of working with children in a school setting is required for the Teaching Assistant role.
The successful candidate will have:
• knowledge of the social and emotional factors that affect a child’s capacity to learn and understanding of children within the family context.
• The ability to engage constructively with adults and children to support progress towards agreed outcomes
• Ability to co-ordinate and lead support for parents dealing with challenging behaviour at home or in the community
• The ability to manage a caseload, prioritise work and organise paperwork to a high standard
• The ability to work with multi-agencies to support children, young people and families
• Be able to demonstrate creativity and flexibility in their approach to engaging families, identifying family strengths, assessing their needs and supporting them to make sustainable, positive change.
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and appropriately with pupils, their families and supporting professionals.
• Have experience of working with and engaging children and young people with complex needs.
• Be able to identify unmet needs and risks surrounding pupils and respond to them appropriately, in accordance with local area safeguarding policies and guidance.
• have experience of working with and supporting vulnerable families and children.
• Be Sensitive and empathetic with patience, flexibility, a sense of humour and be resiliant
• Understand the challenges our families face
• Able to lead training and workshops for families
• Have a clean driving license and be prepared to drive your own vehicle
• have high expectations of pupils' achievement and behaviour
• have strong communication and excellent interpersonal skills
• have a good standard of English and numeracy, GCSE grade A to C or equivalent in both subject areas
• play a role in the wider life of the school
• have experience of working within a school environment.
What the school offers its staff
At our school the successful candidate will benefit from:
• a school with a Christian ethos with close links with the local church
• friendly and well-behaved children
• a dedicated and supportive Staff Team and Governors who care passionately about our school and the local community
• a strong community ethos
• a high-quality learning environment with excellent resources and facilities
• a strong commitment to CPD
Further details about the role
The best way to get a feel for St Mary’s is to come and visit us. To arrange to look round our wonderful school please telephone the School Business Manager on 01924 303625 or email office@stmaryswakefield.co.uk Closing date is Thursday 15th January 2026 at 12 noon. Completed application forms should be returned to the school via post or emailed to office@stmaryswakefield.co.uk
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 may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media 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.