Family Support Worker in Leicester

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated, enthusiastic and hard-working practitioner who truly believes in supporting families and children to remove any barriers to learning to join our dedicated and friendly team at Knighton Mead Academy part of The Mead Educational Trust (TMET). This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a culture of excellence, ambition, and inclusion. The successful candidate will have a commitment to securing the best outcomes for all learners and play an active role in shaping a safe and positive school environment. At Knighton Mead we are committed to fostering a culture of belonging, where every member of our community feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive.

Our approach prioritises clarity, consistency, and inclusivity, ensuring that all stakeholders—staff, pupils, and parents—understand and embody our shared expectations. In embracing a culture of belonging rooted in kindness, respect, and accountability, we aspire to cultivate a generation of compassionate, resilient, and socially responsible individuals. By fostering positive behaviours driven by intrinsic motivation and a genuine desire to contribute to the common good, we lay the foundation for lifelong success and fulfilment.

What We’re Looking For

• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
• A professional, caring, and flexible approach
• The ability to work collaboratively within a team
• A commitment to removing barriers to learning for all children
• An understanding of signposting families to relevant agencies and support networks
• An ability to have supportive and challenging conversations with parents/carers and liaise with other professionals and stakeholders.

The Mead Educational Trust (TMET) is a growing family of schools united by a shared commitment to delivering exceptional education and improving life chances for all our pupils. Serving a diverse range of communities across Leicester and Leicestershire, TMET is built on strong values of collaboration, inclusion, integrity, and excellence.

We are passionate about creating opportunities for staff to thrive. As part of TMET, you will benefit from:

• Access to high-quality professional development, coaching, and career progression
• Trust-wide collaboration across a network of passionate, like-minded professionals
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and work-life balance, including access to the Vivup Employee Assistance Programme
• Clear, values-led leadership and a shared drive to make a meaningful difference in education

TMET is an inclusive employer, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds and levels of experience. We believe that every child deserves an outstanding education – and that every adult in our organisation deserves to feel supported, valued, and inspired.

Safer Recruitment & Safeguarding Statement

The Mead Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check with a check of the barred lists is required for all roles working with children. As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025, we will also carry out:

• Online searches for all shortlisted candidates, to help identify any issues or concerns that are publicly available online
• Checks on employment history, references, and eligibility to work in the UK

We are an equal opportunities employer.

This post will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure check. This exemption means that shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind-overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.