Community Liaison Officer
Peareswood Primary School, Erith, Kent, DA8 3PR30 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,354.00 - £29,159.00 Annually (Actual) Scale Point 17-21 pro-rata for 36 hours per week / 40 weeks per year
Community Liaison Officer job summary
Job title: Community Liaison Officer
Status: Permanent
Hours: 36 hours per week
Working weeks per year: 40 weeks per year
Grade: Scale Points 17-21 (£31,144-£33,199)
Pro rata: £27,354-£29,159
Post Start Date: As soon as possible
Closing Date for Applications: 27 October 2024
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Community Liaison Officer to join our team at Peareswood Primary School. This is a unique opportunity to work closely with families, local community, and external agencies to support the welfare and development of our children.
In this role, you will be responsible for establishing and fostering strong relationships with parents, carers, and the wider community, ensuring that the school is a welcoming and supportive environment for all. You will take the lead on attendance and punctuality initiatives, collaborating with school staff and external partners to promote positive outcomes for pupils.
A key aspect of the role involves developing the Hub provision in partnership with the senior leadership team, ensuring that wrap-around care and support services are available to children and their families. Working closely with the school's inclusion team, safeguarding officers, and other agencies, you will ensure that the individual needs of students are fully supported. Regular communication with parents and staff regarding pupil attendance and wellbeing will also form an essential part of your role.
The successful candidate will:
- Build strong, trusting relationships with families and external agencies to enhance pupil welfare.
- Be resilient, empathetic and understanding to the needs of our community, determined to seek the best outcomes for our pupils.
- Demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Be proactive in promoting parental engagement within the school.
- Show commitment to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in all interactions.
- Work closely with the school’s safeguarding team to support the protection and well-being of children.
- Be responsible for managing attendance records, using data systems like Arbor.
- Take an active role in school life, supporting events, initiatives, and meetings related to attendance and community engagement.
- Have experience working within a school or community environment and be confident in dealing with sensitive and confidential matters.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has experience working with children and families, ideally in a school or community-based role.
- Understands the importance of pupil attendance and understands the vital impact they can have on children.
- Possesses strong interpersonal skills and the ability to inspire and engage others.
- Can effectively work as part of a team while taking initiative.
- Is resilient, well-organised, and able to manage multiple priorities.
- Is committed to ongoing professional development and lifelong learning.
Candidates should refer to the job description/person specification and explain within their expression of interest how they meet the criteria, whilst also describing what they will bring to the post from their own knowledge and experience.
The successful candidate will work closely with the other members of the school team to provide the highest quality inclusive education throughout school. The role requires you to have ambition and drive for working with children and empowering all stakeholders to ignite the spark, reveal the champion.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate be found; therefore, early application is encouraged.
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Peareswood Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 439 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Peareswood Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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