FAMILY LIAISON OFFICER
Church Lawton School, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST7 3EL42 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
2 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: The 20 hours per week will be worked from 8.30am to 12.30pm, Monday to Friday.
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- Actual Salary £12,794 (FTE £26,875)
What skills and experience we're looking for
As Family Liaison Officer (FLO), you will hold a key position within the school, responsible for overseeing family liaison and ensuring strong, positive relationships between home and school, while also supporting the school’s safeguarding culture.
We are seeking a compassionate, organised and proactive Family Liaison Officer, who will also be part of the safeguarding team, working alongside the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and take on the role of Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) alongside other Deputy designated leads in the safeguarding team.
You’ll have proven ability in a busy role with responsibility for developing and maintaining multiple processes, ideally gained in a schools-based environment; a good standard of general education including 5 GCSE’s or equivalent (Graded 4/C or above) including Maths and English along with excellent people skills and the ability to work effectively and empathically with students and families.
What the school offers its staff
Our success depends on our skilled and dedicated staff.We are a values-driven organisation with a focus on wellbeing and opportunities for flexible working. We offer a competitive salary and pension, and a range of benefits including discounts at a range of shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure activities.
All colleagues across the Trust are supported in their professional development. This includes a combination of in-house training and paid for professional qualifications on offer to staff at all levels, with a particular focus on Autism excellence and digital literacy.
Most importantly, though, we offer the opportunity to play a part in highly rewarding work that makes a difference, as part of an ambitious and supportive team.
Further information about the job
We’re dedicated to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. Applications for this job are encouraged from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role - including those with protected characteristics, and particularly welcome from neurodivergent individuals.
To apply, please submit a fully completed application via our recruitment portal Your application should explain why you are interested in this opportunity and, with reference to the person specification, the attributes that make you a suitable candidate.
For shortlisted applicants, the selection process will be designed to provide opportunities for you to demonstrate your strengths, qualities, and experience in relation to the role. The details will be made clear at invitation stage. We are very happy to discuss adjustments to the recruitment process for those that need it.
The Trust pays full regard to ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance 2025. We ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works for the Trust who is likely to be perceived by the children as a safe and trustworthy adult including volunteers and staff employed by contractors.
Note that we can only consider applicants who are legally entitled to work in the UK. For practical reasons, we are unable to provide feedback to candidates who are not shortlisted. However, we will always offer feedback to those who take part in a selection process.
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 will not be accepted for this application.
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About Church Lawton School
- Organisation type
- Free School, ages 4 to 19
- Size
- 86 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Church Lawton School website
- Email address
- stacy.booth@churchlawtonschool.org.uk
The Liberty Academy Trust is an education charity established in 2022. Our vision is to create a world that works for autistic children and young people, by providing an exceptional educational offer so that they achieve success now and are well-prepared for adulthood. We work towards this vision through our core values of courage, determination and teamwork.
We are currently a small Trust of three academies, but we have plans to grow so that our reach and impact can extend further. Committed to providing an excellent education for autistic children and young people, our approach is to support the whole child, offering a balance of personalised teaching and therapeutic support as standard.
We opened Church Lawton School in 2015 and provide a curriculum for students from across the spectrum who have a range of learning needs. This covers an age range from age 4 to age 19, building each child’s development week by week, term by term and year by year.
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