Family Support and Community Engagement Lead


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Newcastle, ST5 6QJ
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	23 Oct 2026
Closing date:	16 Nov 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

"Building strong relationships between home, school and community to help every child flourish."

Join Our St Luke's Family

Could you be the person who makes a difference every day?

Following the retirement of a long-standing and highly respected member of our team, we have an exciting opportunity for someone special to join St Luke's CE Primary School.

We are looking for someone who genuinely wants to make a difference to children and families and become an important part of our caring and committed school community.

This certainly isn't a role where every day looks the same.

One day you might be welcoming a new family into school, another supporting a child or parent who needs a little extra help, working to improve attendance, liaising with outside agencies, or helping to remove barriers that can prevent a child from thriving and achieving their potential.

At the heart of the role is one thing: relationships.

We need someone who can build positive and trusting relationships with children, parents, carers, staff and the wider community. You will need to be approachable, organised and compassionate, but also confident enough to have difficult conversations when they are needed.

The Role

As our Family Support and Community Engagement Lead, you will play a key role in strengthening the partnership between home and school, ensuring that children and families receive the support they need to flourish.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing pastoral support and guidance to children and families.

• Developing positive relationships with parents and carers.

• Supporting and promoting excellent school attendance.

• Working closely with staff to identify and remove barriers to learning.

• Liaising with external agencies and professionals to secure support for families.

• Coordinating early help and family support interventions where appropriate.

• Leading and supporting transition arrangements for new pupils and families.

• Creating, coordinating and hosting family outreach activities within the school environment, including events and engagement opportunities delivered outside normal school hours.

• Promoting family engagement and community involvement in school life.

• Supporting the school's commitment to safeguarding and child welfare.

We Are Looking For Someone Who:

• Genuinely cares about children and families.

• Is warm, approachable and an excellent communicator.

• Can build positive relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.

• Is organised, proactive and able to use their own initiative.

• Enjoys variety and can adapt when priorities change.

• Has a positive, solution-focused and "can do" attitude.

• Understands the importance of attendance and the difference being in school every day can make.

• Can work effectively with colleagues and external agencies.

• Is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every child.

• Shares and supports the Christian values and ethos of our school.

What the school offers its staff

Why St Luke's?

St Luke's is a family-orientated, caring and inclusive school where relationships matter. We know our children and families well and believe that every child deserves the opportunity to flourish.

You will be joining a supportive and dedicated team who work hard for our children, look after one another and are always willing to go the extra mile.

This is an opportunity to make the role your own, bring new ideas and become part of the next chapter of our school's journey.

If you are looking for a role where no two days are the same, where your work genuinely matters and where you can make a lasting difference to children and families, we would love to hear from you.

Visits Welcome

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and strongly encouraged.

Come and meet us, see St Luke's in action and discover whether you could be the newest member of our school family.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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