SHS Practitioner, Family Support Worker Location: Ashmount Primary School, N8 9EG Hours: 2 days per week, Monday and Tuesday TTOInset days Salary: £8,985 - £10,001 Closing date: 23rd January 2026 Interview dates to be confirmed week following. This post is a permanent position Our mission at School-Home Support is simple. We get children and young people back in school ready to learn, whatever it takes. Is this a mission for you? Yes? Then read on. We are looking for a Family Support Worker to join our team and to make a difference in children's lives every single day. As the Family Support Worker, you will work directly with families, in partnership with school staff to help improve attendance, punctuality and engagements in learning. You will also deliver a programme of casework to promote and improve educational outcomes for the children and their families we support. You will have excellent relationship-building and communication skills with a proven ability to communicate with a wide group of individuals. This is an exciting role and vital to our success in achieving our goals. You’ll have previous experience of: providing expert pastoral support working and engaging with parents, carers or guardians, children or individuals through individual and/or group-based support working in an educational or outreach environment working effectively with social and emotional factors affecting a child’s capacity to learn working with families from diverse communities We are committed to maximising staff wellbeing and creating an inclusive, safe environment where everyone feels comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. To find out more about our current initiatives and offerings, please view our EDI & Wellbeing initiatives document which you can find here. As an employer, we offer: Employee assistance programme Life assurance Pension scheme For an informal and confidential chat about the role please email recruitment@shs.org.uk or call HR on 020 7426 5000. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Please email recruitment@shs.org.uk or call HR on 020 7426 5000 if you need any special arrangements or adjustments to help you take part in this recruitment process. School-Home Support takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances. All roles at SHS are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.