Family Support Advisor & DDSL

Salary: £32,578 pro rata £16.89 per hour (Grade H15)

Hours of work: Part-time 15 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

A bit about us:
Priestley Primary School is named after Joseph Priestley – philosopher and teacher – who discovered oxygen and believed that education was the key to shaping the futures of both people and the world. Following this belief, we are committed to academic standards to ensure children have better life chances, whilst understanding that it is vitally important not to lose sight of the child as an individual. We aim to help families develop communicative, competent, confident young people who are more than ready for the next challenge in their educational journey, so we foster social learning and develop children’s interests by providing opportunities and experiences.

About the role:
The postholder will focus their work on preventative and early intervention activities working with primary school age children. They will mostly work in a school’s context where presenting needs are below the thresholds that trigger the involvement of specialist services and other agencies but a background in safeguarding would be desirable as we will train the successful candidate to take on the role of Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead. The postholder will work directly with parents in a non-judgemental way, empowering them and their families to get the most out of the educational opportunities available.
Knowledge and skills required:

• Good basic education with competency in literacy and numeracy - at least level
• Excellent communication, listening and observation skills.
• Organisational and accurate record keeping skills.
• Good inter-personal skills
• Ability to facilitate positive parenting.
• Knowledge and understanding of child growth and development, particularly for children of school age.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection issues – full training will be given.
• Knowledge of special educational needs.
• Knowledge of school legislation and practice with regard to behaviour and attendance – training will be given.

Join Us
This is a wonderful opportunity to join a warm, rapidly developing school community where your dedication and commitment can really have a positive impact. Come and visit us—meet our inspiring pupils and dedicated staff and see it all in action.
A candidate pack, together with application form, can be downloaded from our website www.priestley.wilts.sch.uk.
Find out more and apply:
You can find out a lot about the school by visiting our website (www.priestley.wilts.sch.uk), but we would also love to show you around. To make an appointment, please telephone the school office on 01249-812608, or email: head@priestley.wilts.sch.uk.

Closing date (and time): 13th November 2026 12:00pm
Interview date: Week Commencing 16th November 2026
Commencement date: ASAP - before start of Term 3 (4th January 2027)

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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