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Family Support Worker- Grove School
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Grove School
The school was inspected in October 2023. Grove continues to be a good school. Grove School is a 3 form-entry mixed primary school for pupils aged 3 - 11 years, which currently has 543 pupils on roll. It is a multicultural school in an area of high deprivation. Our parents, staff and governors are ambitious for our pupils. The school community works to help every pupil achieve their very best. On entering Grove, you will feel the warmth and pride that we all have in our school.
Role Overview
The senior leadership are looking to appoint a passionate and dedicated Family Support Worker with a desire to support the school in improving attendance.
Start Date
The successful candidate will be expected to take up the appointment from December 2026.
Informal Visits
We encourage all interested applicants to contact school to arrange an informal visit, which will be held on:
- Thursday 13th October 2026 at 9.00am or 2.30pm
Please contact n.kaur@grove.bham.sch.uk to arrange an informal visit.
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Application Process
Application forms can be downloaded from the school website in the vacancies section:
Please email your completed application to vacancy@grove.bham.sch.uk
Safeguarding Commitment
Grove School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks.
Pre-employment Checks
- Enhanced DBS
- Prohibition check
- Childcare Disqualification (where applicable)
- Qualifications (where applicable)
- Medical fitness
- Identity, Birth Certificate, and right to work
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and the amendments to the Exemption Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
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Application Requirements
Please note that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying. While technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded.
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
CV's will not be accepted.
Job Details
- Hours: 36.5, Monday – Friday 8.15am-4.15pm, Wednesday – 8.15am- 4.30pm
- Grade: Grade B, SCP 12-23 £28,598 - £34,434 Per annum, £24,488- £30,173 Pro Rata
- Location: Dawson Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9HB
- Closing Date: Friday 2nd October 2026 at 12pm.
- Shortlisting: Friday 16th October 2026
- Interviews: Thursday 22nd October 2026
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