Family Support Worker Maternity Cover Scale 5 Points 13 - 17 (£26,873 - £28,770 Pro Rata) The opportunity has arisen for a Family Support Worker within our successful, enthusiastic and talented Family Support department. This post is maternity cover for 1 year. Highfields is a vibrant and popular school with approximately 1300 students, including 200 in our sixth form. Our students are friendly and highly motivated. The post holder would work with our students and their families as well as those from some of our link primaries. Highfields are proud to be a part of East Midlands Education Trust (EMET), a partnership of schools whose mission is to raise the educational standards and improve the life chances of all the children within our Trust. Our schools are high performing schools who represent the full age range of 3-19, along with an alternative education provider, and we place great emphasis on collaborative working across the Trust within a family of schools approach. Our schools enjoy a high degree of ‘aligned autonomy’ whilst, at the same time, they are supported by a central trust team who help ensure our schools provide the highest quality of provision possible. We are looking for an outstanding practitioner. The successful candidate will be resourceful, inspirational and forward thinking. Please see the job description and person specification for further details. Highfields is situated in Matlock, the county town of Derbyshire, on the south eastern edge of the beautiful Peak District National Park. It is within easy reach of Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham. On the application form, please focus on a detailed 'supporting statement' taking into account the person specification and indicating why you would be the best person for us to recruit to this position. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. Only applications submitted on the school’s application form will be considered. We do not accept applications through recruitment agencies. Closing date for Applications: Midday 4th October 2024