Family Support Worker

Role: Temporary Family Support Worker (2 years)

Academy: Outwood Academy Carlton

Start Date: 01/09/2026

Salary (Actual Salary): £28,035.71 (subject to continuous service)

Working Pattern: 37 Hours a week, term time only plus 10 days

We have an exciting opportunity for a Family Support Worker to join our team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in working within the local community with key partners, supporting families, including those with a range of needs, to address identified issues and empower them to make sustainable change.

The Family Support Worker will be central to coordinating packages of support, often taking on the role of key worker and delivering proven, evidence‑based interventions. If you are a highly self‑motivated individual with the ability to form strong relationships with families while maintaining professional boundaries, we want to hear from you.

• Manage an active caseload as a key worker, utilising assessment tools to coordinate, implement and review tailored support plans that directly target persistent absence and improve both individual and academy attendance.
• Coordinate and attend school attendance panels to get children back into school, progressing enforcement measures where necessary.
• Build parental capacity, assist families in accessing external specialist services and financial benefits to eliminate practical obstacles keeping children from school.
• Organise community support sessions and maintain precise, confidential records on CPOMS.
• Collaborate closely with the academy’s safeguarding, attendance and inclusion teams.
• Report to the Vice Principal and Inclusion Coordinator.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.

If you have any questions or would like to visit the school, please contact Emily Smith HR Assistant,