COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND FAMILY LIAISON OFFICER

Sir Thomas Wharton Academy, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 1HH

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  23 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week Term time including 2 training days
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Band F £27,711-£30,559 FTE (£24,087-£26,563 pro rated) Pay Award Pending

What skills and experience we're looking for

The ideal candidate will:

• Be fully committed to the academy’s vision and values.
• Build trusted relationships with students and families to identify and overcome barriers to school attendance.
• Coordinate support with external agencies and the school’s leadership and attendance teams.
• Lead early intervention efforts in local primary schools to remove barriers and ease transition to STWA.
• Deliver engaging family-focused support, including parenting workshops and outreach visits.
• Act as a mentor and advocate, helping students stay engaged, achieve their potential, and feel supported.
• Inspire, engage, and build positive relationships with both students and staff.
• Exhibit a growth mindset, excellent work ethic, and a sense of humour.
• Bring relevant knowledge and an understanding of our local and educational context.

What the school offers its staff

In return we offer:

• A highly supportive Trust and academy team, aligned with our shared mission to deliver exceptional learning experiences.
• A comprehensive induction programme and a culture of collaboration and professional growth.
• Outstanding opportunities for career progression through a continuous, personalised programme of Professional Learning and Development (PLD).
• A chance to shape and influence the future direction of our Careers Education and Strategy.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Person Spec - Community Support and Family Liaison Officer.pdf - 100 KB (opens in new tab)

Role Description - Community Support and Familly Liaison Officer.pdf - 142 KB (opens in new tab)

About Sir Thomas Wharton Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1101 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sir Thomas Wharton Academy website
• Email address: n.winder@stwacademy.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sir-thomas-wharton-academy

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