Family Support Practitioner

Oak Wood Nursery and Forest School Address: Ipswich, Suffolk IP3 0RH Salary: £13.73 per hour Hours: 18 Hours per week, all year round or 25 hours per week, term time only Contract: Fixed term for 3 Years. Required as soon as possible Reference: 0522 As a Family Support Practitioner, you will work directly with children aged 0-5 focussing on school readiness and family engagement. Delivering activities and targeted interventions. Your responsibilities: plan, lead, and deliver activities and targeted interventions to enhance children’s educational outcomes support families appropriately when complex issues arise arrange and deliver family education events (e.g., “Let’s Talk Reading”) work in partnership with families to support each child’s individual needs and potential monitor and measure the impact of your work, reporting findings appropriately maintain ongoing contact with families at key points throughout the year to track long-term progress. You will need: a Level 3 Early Years qualification or equivalent experience of working with children aged 0-5 years old a strong understanding of child development, the EYFS, and the High Scope approach. Oak Wood Nursery and Forest School forms part of the Bows and Arrows Group, a family of seven nurseries across Ipswich. As a not-for-profit organisation, all our funds are reinvested into our nurseries to ensure the best possible outcomes for the children and families we support. We will offer you We care deeply about our team’s wellbeing and development. As part of the Bows and Arrows family, you’ll benefit from: additional leave and sick pay casual dress and a relaxed, friendly atmosphere childcare discounts regular company events a supportive health and wellbeing program a pension scheme free parking and most importantly — the chance to do meaningful work every single day. To find out more Please read the Job Description (pdf) How to apply For an application form, please call us on 01473 599038. Completed application to be emailed to hello@bowsandarrowsgroup.co.uk Closing date: 1 pm, 24 December 2025. Interview date: on a rolling basis, so early applications are advised.