Family Support Practitioner

• Highfield Nursery School and Children's Centre
• Address: Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 6DW
• Salary: £29,070 - £30,515 per annum (pro rata for part-time hours)
• Hours: 20 hours per week full year
• Contract: Maternity / Paternity. Required as soon as possible
• Reference: 5452

Highfield Nursery School and Children's Centre is looking for a Family Support Practitioner.

Your responsibilities

Using the Signs of Safety and Well-being Framework, you will enable and support families to make changes to their lives to promote:
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safety and stability
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independence
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physical and emotional health
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access to education, training and employment opportunities.

You will effectively

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• communicate and engage with children, young people and their families
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• assess, plan and review
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• report and record accurately
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• actively build relationships and network with multi-agency partners
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• appropriately manage risk and safeguarding concerns
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• offer information, advice and signpost.

You will need

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to hold a level 3 qualification in Early Years Education or BTEC in Family Support

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to be methodical and precise, a team player with good interpersonal skills

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we positively encourage the use of technology to communicate, but in this role, you will need to travel to locations away from your contractual base, so you must either hold a full and current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability to meet the travel requirements of this role, please speak with the contact detailed below.

About us

Highfield Nursery School and Children’s Centre is based in South Ipswich between Whitton, Whitehouse and Castle Hill.

The centre is made up of a state-maintained nursery school, a not-for-profit year-round daycare provision and the children's centre.

We will offer you

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• a supportive culture, underpinned by our WE ASPIRE values
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• access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
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• up to 28 days annual leave entitlement, plus UK bank holidays
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• an occupational sick pay scheme.
• To find out more
• Please read the Job Description (word) andApplication Guidance (word)
• For further information, please call Jannice Simpson on 01473 742534.
• How to apply
• Please complete the Application Form (word)
• Completed application to be emailed to [email hidden] or returned by post to Highfield Nursery School and Children’s Centre, Chesterfield Drive, Ipswich, IP1 6DW.
• Closing date: 1 pm, 2 October 2026.
• Interview date: 9 October 2026 (am).

Safeguarding statement

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. It is also subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and children’s barred list check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the school.