About Us
Quest Academy is for children and young people, aged 7 – 16 years, who have additional needs associated with an autistic spectrum condition (ASC) or social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) difficulties. Opened in September 2017, Quest Academy is based in Rugby, Warwickshire. MacIntyre Academies’ mission is to become a leading Special Academy Trust that provides outstanding outcome‑focused state education by promoting high aspirations, empowering parents as partners and successfully equipping every child for adult life.
Job Description
Title: Safeguarding & Pastoral Support – Family Footings Facilitator
Reference No: QAFFF062026
Salary: £27,228.16 – £30,158.39 FTE *
Location: Quest Academy, Rugby
Hours of Work: 38 hours per week (Mon 08:15–16:45, Tue/ Wed/ Thu 08:15–16:30, Fri 08:15–15:30) – 44 working weeks (49.6 paid weeks)
Closing Date: 13th July 2026
Interviews: 15th July 2026
Start Date: To be confirmed
We are recruiting an enthusiastic and dedicated Family Footings Facilitator to work across all key stage areas, act as a trained deputy designated safeguarding lead, liaise with families, support learners, deliver 1‑2‑1, small group and class interventions as needed, and assist with careers events, work experience and post‑16 next steps. The role requires reliability, commitment, excellent role‑model behaviour, caring and trustworthy demeanour, and the motivation to work in a school dedicated to continual improvement. Personal care support may be part of the role; applicants should be comfortable providing it with dignity, sensitivity and respect. The role also involves teaching learners to communicate safely, managing potentially unsafe behaviour, and maintaining an environment that supports safety for all.The work can be physically demanding and may involve high physical demands. We will make reasonable adjustments where possible to comply with the Equality Act 2010 and fully assess risks.
Benefits
- A competitive salary
- A loyalty scheme which rewards you with an extra day of annual leave each September with length of service over 12 months (up to 5 additional days)
- Discretionary Special School Allowance £750 per annum (pro‑rata role dependent)
- Excellent local government pension scheme
- Family‑friendly policies
- Wellbeing, Bereavement and Menopause policies
- Enhanced sick pay
- Wellbeing initiatives in your setting
- Full induction
- Training and development with the support of a trained line manager and dedicated senior leaders
- Access to further professional development
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Annual MAT Life Day to take for that special occasion
- Annual flu jabs
- Free eye tests through Specsavers
- An Employee Assistance Programme to support your health and wellbeing and access to various perks (including discounts from Tesco, Cineworld, Go Ape and many more)
- Benefits for death in service
- Long‑service recognition
- Recommend a Friend scheme – £100 voucher
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders
- Enhanced DBS Certificate (paid for by MacIntyre Academies)
- Self‑service portal to facilitate leave and amend personal information
- Active employee engagement programme which includes termly ‘You are Awesome’ awards, an annual Employee Big Thank You Day, and an annual CPD Trust‑wide conference.
Essential Criteria
MacIntyre Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions will require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and registration with the DBS Update Service, together with all other relevant recruitment checks including obtaining references. This post involves regulated activity relevant to children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide: DBS filtering guide – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Referees will be asked to assess suitability of candidates to work with vulnerable adults, children or young people and will be verbally verified. Individual safeguarding policies for our Academies are available on our website and candidates will be asked about these as part of the recruitment process.
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