Child & Family Support Worker - Maternity Cover - Dunalley Primary School
Cheltenham
Grade Grade 5 (pts 11-14) £28,142 – £29,540 pa pro rata
Allowances (Not applicable)
This post is suitable for newly qualified teachers
Hours Full Time
Contract Maternity Leave
Closing Date: 01/06/2026
Interview Date: 08/06/2026
Start Date 01/09/2026
We are looking for an outstanding practitioner to join our fantastic team at Dunalley to cover maternity leave.
Nestled in the heart of Cheltenham, Dunalley Primary School is a nurturing, community-focused school with a passion for our beautiful outdoor spaces and wider environmental issues.
Always seeking to innovate and improve our practices, this is an exciting time to join Dunalley as we continue to develop and embed our vision for inclusion and wellbeing of children and families.
We welcome applications from candidates who:
• will act as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and take a leading role in liaising with services for the good of children
• will establish, build and maintain constructive and productive relationships with families
• act as a point of contact for families in need of support and provide or secure it by liaising with outside agencies and making referrals where necessary
• engage with the families of identified children to develop a robust understanding of their needs and enhance partnership and collaboration.
• enhance the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing of identified children by providing personalised support and intervention.
Central to our values is our motto of ‘Learning and Achieving Together’, which encompasses and includes all members of our school community, including staff members. At Dunalley, we can offer:
• thoughtful and passionate learners
• an enthusiastic, energetic and supportive team in which staff wellbeing is highly valued
• high quality professional learning opportunities
• membership to The National College for Teaching and Leadership
• opportunities to share innovative ideas and develop as a professional
This Child and Family Support Worker MATERNITY role would begin in September 2026.
Your application should include the names and addresses of two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer. If you are not currently working with children but have done so in the past, you should provide details so that we are able to obtain an additional reference from the employer by whom you were most recently employed in working with children. It will be necessary to contact referees by phone or email, so please ensure you give telephone numbers and email addresses.
Referees will be asked about any disciplinary offences relating to children (including any in which the penalty is ‘time expired’), whether there have been any child protection concerns and the outcome of any enquiry or disciplinary procedure.
Our school has a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants for all posts should include a declaration of any criminal conviction in their application, please review our policy on employment of ex-offenders here. Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a self-declaration about any criminal records and share any information that may make them unsuitable for employment. Successful candidates will undertake a full criminal record check via the DBS process.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, and volunteers, to share the same commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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