| School | Mitchell Brook Primary School |
|---|---|
| Head | Ms Theresa Landreth |
| Job title | Pastoral Manager – Families & Community |
| Salary | SO2 points 26-28 plus London Weighting, £2,230 FTE per annum pro rata |
| Hours | Full-time – 36 hours per week, 39 weeks per annum plus 5 weeks |
| Closing date | Wednesday 18 June 2025 (midday) |
| Start date | September 2025 |
| How to apply | Visit the school's website for the person specification and job description. Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. The completed application form should be sent as an email attachment to vacancies@mbrook.brent.sch.uk Due to the high volume of applicants. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. |
| Additional information | Brent Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check. |
The school
Mitchell Brook Primary is a vibrant, diverse, anti-racist school in North West London. Our school vision supports a drive focused on ambition, identity and society ensuring that all of our children are ready for life in the 21st century and beyond our school. The school is a dynamic hub of creativity and innovation where the staff have the opportunity to develop amongst like-minded individuals. We are a large school with a family atmosphere, which supports individual innovation and team collaboration. We pride ourselves on being a diverse school community who strives to give the very best to our children to ensure they are fully equipped to be excellent citizens of the future.
The role
We are seeking an outstanding practitioner who is able to:
- Support the development of social, emotional and academic development of pupils at the school and their families.
- Work with identified families to support early intervention by signposting support and guidance
- Actively engage identified families in order to improve children’s outcomes
- Work directly with children and families; individually and in groups to provide practical support, advice and guidance around a range of issues
- Be a deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and work with SLT and the safeguarding team in regards to child protection, especially around accessing Early Help services
- Act as a first point of contact for senior leaders, staff, parents and the Local Authority when assigning early help provision within school and liaising with Family Wellbeing Centres and other external support agencies
The person
If you would like to join our school community you will need to be:
- keen to work in a school that puts children at the heart of every decision made
- passionate about supporting vulnerable children to achieve
- a creative thinker, who is solution-focused
- eager to build and develop positive working relationships within our school community
- able to work successfully as part of a team
- a life-long learner
Experience:
- Previous successful experience of working with and supporting families
- Previous experience of working with outside professionals and external agencies
- Previous experience of working with vulnerable families