Family Support Practitioner

Family Support Practitioner (SHS School based practitioner)

Location: The Valley Leadership Academy, Bacup OL13 0TG

Hours: 5 days per week Term Time Only +inset days

Salary: £22,274 – £24,796

Closing date: 07/07/2025

Interview dates:  10/07/2025 (online)

2nd Stage interviews: TBC W/C 14/07/2025 (at the school)

Proposed start date: 1st September 2025

This 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 Practitioner to join our team and to make a difference in children’s lives every single day. As the Family Support Practitioner, you will work in close partnership with school staff to deliver a programme of casework to promote and improve educational outcomes for the children and their families we support. You will also focus your support to help improve attendance, punctuality and engagement in learning.

You will have excellent relationship-building and communication skills with a proven ability to communicate with a wide group of people.

You’ll have previous experience of:

• working and engaging with parents, carers or guardians, children or individuals through individual and/or group-based support

• Providing expert pastoral 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:

• Perkbox membership

• 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 a DBS Check.