Pupil and Parent Support Worker

Pupil and Parent Support Worker at The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre

Salary: £13.02/ hour (£25,119 pro rata per annum)
Hours of work: 20 hours per week (term time only)
Contract: Fixed Term (until July 2023)
Start Date: June 2023

Acorn Education Trust is looking to appoint a Pupil and Parent Support Worker to offer support to pupils and parents with a particular focus on military families, working at The Avenue Primary School and Children’s Centre.

Set in the charming market town of Warminster, Wiltshire both schools provide exciting opportunities to improve local education and are immensely proud of the facilities they offer

We can offer you:

• a happy and exciting place to work, with enthusiastic children and staff
• an organised and supportive team of people
• opportunities to work collaboratively with other TAs, teachers and staff across the Trust
• opportunities for training
• commitment to your professional development
• a clearly established induction process
• term-time working

We would like to hear from you if you:

• are enthusiastic and self-motivated
• are able to work effectively within our hardworking, talented and friendly team on whole school issues
• enjoy working with children and can develop good working relationships with them
• have knowledge/experience of military life or willing to learn about it
• have experience of supporting families
• willing to learn and attend training
• have good oral and written communication
• a good listener
• ability to be sympathetic and supportive, but firm when needed
• understand and are sympathetic to the needs of young children
• are committed to improving the life chances of all children

For more information or to apply, please visit the Acorn Education Trust website.

Closing date: Friday 19th May 2023 at 12pm
Interview date: w/c 23rd May 2023

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt, so we encourage early application.

As part of the Acorn Education Trust, The Avenue Primary School and Children’s Centre are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service check and Health Screening before appointment is confirmed. As part of our safer recruitment processes, if you are shortlisted for the post, we will carry out a social media account search.

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 2 months
Part-time hours: 20 per week

Salary: £13.02 per hour

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: TAV22-23-27