Family Liaison Officer
Westfield Primary Academy, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 0BW35 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
26 August 2025 at 1am
Date listed
18 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 4, SP 9-12 (FTE: £26,409 - £28,624 / Actual: £19,680 - £21,331 per annum)
Additional allowances
N/A
Family Liaison Officer job summary
Family Liaison Officer
Westfield Primary Academy, Haverhill, Suffolk
Salary: Grade 4, SP 9-12 (FTE: £26,409 - £28,624 / Actual: £19,680 - £21,331 per annum)
Job start: ASAP
Contract: Part time, Permanent - 33.75 hours per week, 37 weeks per year
Westfield Primary Academy is a good school committed to ensuring the very best outcomes for all of our pupils. Lifelong Learning is at the heart of everything we do. We are keen to develop confident and resilient citizens, equipped to face the opportunities that are ahead of them in the 21st Century.
We are looking for a Family Liaison Officer to join our committed team and support us on our journey to continued success. We are looking for a motivated person who can worked effectively with pupils, families and staff. They will work closely with our Pastoral Support Team and will be a main point of contact for pupils and families who need additional support.
The role will include:
Supporting families
● Establish and foster positive relationships with children and their families.
● To act as a point of contact in school for families in need of support.
● To maintain regular contact with families of children receiving support to encourage positive family involvement in the child’s learning.
● Establish positive, constructive relationships with parents/carers and communicate information as required.
● Offer help and advice to parents/carers including promoting events in school and signposting to other agencies.
● Develop and enhance parental engagement with the school and other agencies.
● Strive to improve the lives of all vulnerable families.
● Build up a comprehensive knowledge of families so support can be signposted accurately.
● Encourage excellent relations and effective communication between families and teachers about children’s progress.
● Ensure information is relayed to the DSL as appropriate and in accordance with the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy.
● Participate in training events as required to ensure your knowledge is up-to-date and reflects excellent practice advice. Supporting pupils
● Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
● Establish strong working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
● Provide consistent support to all pupils, responding appropriately to individual pupil needs.
● Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing with conflict and incidents and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour in line with established school policy.
● Provide one-to-one support for pupils as and when required, including during typically more stressful times such as the lunch period
● Support Young carers and liaise with outside agencies
● Be an excellent role model for Westfield pupils and families in terms of emotional intelligence, standard English language usage and team work.
● Support children in their heightened state and behaviour issues
● Support Young Carers and liaise with outside agencies Supporting the school
● Be aware of, and comply with, all policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security and data protection.
● To support the senior leaders in identifying possible under attainment and underachievement linked to poor attendance or other external or internal barriers.
● Accompany teaching staff and pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required.
● Be part of the Safeguarding Team as a Deputy DSL
● Share with the Headteacher any safeguarding / child protection concerns and maintain confidentiality.
● Liaise professionally and establish constrictive relationships with external agencies and attend multi-agency meetings as appropriate
● To complete appropriate referral forms to external agencies as and when required
It is important to belong at work and the work you do is relied upon by our pupils, so even small positive differences which are made, make people very happy. We want to ensure you have a good work life balance and one of the ways we achieve this is by having a two-week autumn half term. In return we will offer:
• Job satisfaction through making a positive impact on our student’s lives
• Friendly and supportive working environment
• Supportive and positive management
• Excellent career development opportunities in our school and across the trust including secondments to other trust schools
• Wellbeing support service
• Training as required
• Trust wide professional development and wellbeing day for all staff
If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don’t meet all the requirements, please apply as we may be able to support you in any areas for development or we may have alternative roles that are a good fit for you. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
At Unity Schools Partnership our objective is to smash through barriers to make remarkable change happen. We pride ourselves on being an educational organisation that puts children first, going the extra mile for the vulnerable and disadvantaged, and every one of us has an impact on unlocking our pupils’ potential. We are committed to providing a working environment where our employees can grow and thrive. We value collaboration, wellbeing, diversity, equality and work-life balance. Throughout our diverse family of schools and within our vibrant central hub we nurture talent, whether you are at the beginning of your career or looking to grow your expertise.
Unity Schools Partnership is made up of a family of schools located on the Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire borders, as well as Romford in East London. The Trust expects its work to be characterised by ethical leadership, an ambition for improvement at pace and the expectation that remarkable improvements can be achieved. We refer to ourselves as a family because, throughout the trust, we foster a supportive and collaborative relationship, whilst recognising, and celebrating that, we are all different and have our own contextual characteristics. Sharing the same values and facing similar issues not only enables us to support each other, but to challenge each other too. This interdependence allows each of our schools to flourish and grow; providing stimulating, nurturing yet self-challenging environments in which our pupils and staff members can thrive.
Unity Schools Partnership has created a subsidiary trading company Unity Schools Partnership Education. Having a separate legal entity that is free to trade independently with other commercial organisations as well as schools, gives scope and opportunities for greater impact and reach within the wider sphere of education. In return, income is invested into our trust to improve educational outcomes for the children in our schools. By working with Unity Schools Partnership, you may have the opportunity to work on a commission basis beyond a standard career in education and develop some ideas of your own.
For more information or an informal chat, please contact Carly Moody (Headteacher) at headteacher@westfieldprimaryacdemy.co.uk
Closing Date: 09:00am, Tuesday 26th August 2025
Interviews: Tuesday 2nd September 2025
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.
In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.
We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Westfield Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 440 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Westfield Primary Academy website
School location
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