Family Support Worker – Maternity Leave Cover

Job Reference: P1935

Location: Birmingham

Closing Date: 29 May 2026

Hours Per Week: 30

Employment Type: Temporary

Father Hudson’s Caritas has a vacancy for a Family Support Worker to cover 9 months maternity leave needed to support children and families. This is a school‑based role requiring work in three schools during term time and some school holidays.

Responsibilities

As a Family Support Worker you will:

• work directly with vulnerable primary and secondary children and their families;
• deliver tailored interventions in schools;
• collaborate with key school staff, health and social care agencies, and the voluntary sector;
• support children to overcome adversity and improve their emotional well‑being, mental health, and educational achievement.

Locations

• St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School P. Common Road, Birmingham, B23 7AB – Thursday & Friday (15 hours)
• St Bernards Catholic Primary School Wake Green Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 9QE – could be Monday & Tuesday or Tuesday & Wednesday (15 hours)

Salary: SCP 27 (£30,572.55 per annum, pro rata – actual pay £24,788.55). You must hold a full driving licence and have access to a car.

Benefits

• Enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service funded by the Society
• Supported and bespoke full induction programme
• Opportunity for overtime
• Enhanced Society Sick Pay and Statutory Sick Pay upon qualifying period
• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlements
• Free parking
• Group company pension scheme upon qualifying period
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential support
• Refer a friend scheme
• Employee suggestion scheme via intranet
• Online payslips
• Long service awards

Previous applications need not apply. This post is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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