Child and Family Support Worker - Gatcombe Park Primary School

ROLE:                                 Child and Family Support Worker

SCHOOL:                           Gatcombe Park Primary School

HOURS:                             8.30 am – 4.00 pm

CONTRACT:                      Permanent

SALARY:                            £24,420 - £25,652 FTE (Band 4) 

ACTUAL SALARY:             £18,779

CLOSING DATE:               11.06.25 (12.00 pm)

INTERVIEWS:                   18.06.25

START DATE:                    September 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Child and family Inclusion Support Officer to join our inclusive team at Gatcombe Park Primary School, part of Hamwic Education Trust.

HET is a large, fast-paced Trust with currently 37 academies across the south Coast. Linked to 6 community-based partnerships, there are 34 primary academies, 2 secondary and 1 hospital school.

‘All about the Child’

At HET, we aim to put the child at the centre of everything we do.  We believe that by doing this, it drives our ethos and values to do the best we can for our children.

‘What about Sam’

Sam is the name we have given to the notional Hamwic child.  By asking ourselves ‘What about Sam?’ we ensure that we put our pupils at the heart of our decision making.

JOB/PERSON SUMMARY:

If you have a positive attitude and commitment to supporting children's learning and behaviour, together with previous experience of supporting vulnerable children within a school then this could be the job for you. Candidates must be qualified to at least NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in supporting teaching and learning in schools (or similar) and have a good standard of literacy and numeracy skills. 

You will work in close partnership with the Inclusion Leader to enhance children’s mental health and wellbeing as well as their personal, social and emotional needs. You will be required to provide accurate records and daily feedback.  You will also support the attendance team in working with families whose children are classed as persistent absentee or could be a potential persistent absentee.

WE ARE SEEKING A PROFESSIONAL INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS: 

• Confidence/experience in delivering high quality ELSA sessions or similar
• Patience and a flexible approach to your work
• Confident and experienced with managing challenging behaviour 
• Confidence in working with parents, supporting and signposting them to other services
• Confidence to work with other agencies to benefit families
• An ability to work independently and with initiative
• Good team working skills, with a willingness to support and learn from colleagues and to enjoy learning themselves
• Excellent interpersonal skills with both children and adults
• Effective communication skills
• Warm personality and plenty of enthusiasm
• Experience and understanding of working with children with a variety of additional needs

WE CAN OFFER YOU:

• Excellent CPD opportunities and Training and Development Programmes
• An individual induction programme supported by a mentor 
• Networking groups for ELSA’s, Trauma Informed Practitioners
• Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year which increases with length of service
• Free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment (where all conditions are met)
• Opportunity to become a school workplace Health and Wellbeing representative, meeting with other schools on a termly basis and feeding into the Health and Wellbeing strategy
• Access to the Trust Health and Wellbeing pages
• Access to a staff benefits portal through Vivup
• Free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for staff and family members

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Should you wish to apply for this vacancy, please view the job description and complete the application form which can be found at www.hamwic.org and return to Carolyn Coleby at ccoleby@gatcombeprimary.co.uk or contact the school directly at the above email address.

SAFEGUARDING:

All schools with the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

THE RIDINGS PARTNERSHIP

The Ridings Partnership is part of an umbrella Trust called the Hamwic Education Trust. At the Hamwic Education Trust we offer unique opportunities for those individuals that excel in education.

We aim to deliver an outstanding education to our pupils and to do so we must employ outstanding people.

We offer a training pathway for all employees including teachers, support staff and our middle and senior leaders.

Our staff have opportunities to work on cross phase projects and to work in other schools within the Trust in order to gain invaluable experience and enhance their skills.