9 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    15 May 2025 at 8am

  • Date listed

    2 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£29,291.50 - £31,712.70 Annually (Actual) ( £33,366 - £36,124) FTE

Family Liaison Officer job summary

Cheney School is a large secondary school based in Headington, Oxford. The school is thriving. There is a culture of collaboration, support and care throughout the school, leading to higher standards and greater job satisfaction every year. Our school motto is “think for yourself; act for others”; these are not just empty words, and are an essential part of the way Cheney runs.

We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Family Liaison Officer to work collaboratively with the Deputy Headteacher, our attendance team, year teams, students, and their families. The primary focus of this role is to improve the attendance of a targeted group of students, ensuring they have the best possible opportunities to succeed academically and personally.

We are looking for someone who:

  • Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with students and families from diverse backgrounds.
  • Is empathetic, patient, and understanding of the challenges families may face.
  • Is proactive and able to work independently, managing their own caseload effectively.
  • Has strong organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to maintain accurate records.
  • Is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

If you would like to have a confidential conversation with Charlotte Broom, about the role, prior to application, then please email cbr@cheneyschool.org or telephone 01865 765726

Cheney School is part of the River Learning Trust (RLT)

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.

OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our Working in RLTguide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

The River Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered

Commitment to safeguarding

Cheney School and The River Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism; all staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and obtain any other statutorily required clearance. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (1 from current/latest employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Cheney School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1679 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
Cheney School website

Cheney School is a popular, high-performing school located in the heart of Oxford serving a diverse community of students. We are what a comprehensive school was designed to be; we are very proud of our inclusive ethos and the fact that we provide a liberal, outward-looking education to students from all backgrounds, and a caring and supportive community for staff.

We are committed to continuous professional development and have wide-ranging training and development opportunities.

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