Family Liaison Officer

Crofton Academy, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1NF

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027 or Sooner

• Closing date

  5 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 October 2026

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: £29,542.00 - £32,578.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Pro-Rata Starting Salary £25,721

Family Liaison Officer job summary

Family Liaison Officer

Term Time Only + 5 additional days

37 hours per week

Grade 6 SCP 12-18 Actual Starting Salary £25,721 (FTE Salary £29,542- £32,578)

About this role

Reporting to the Associate Assistant Headteacher - Attendance & Safeguarding, you will be responsible for promoting excellent levels of attendance across the Academy.

The successful candidate will:

• Work alongside Attendance Improvement Officers and senior leaders to implement academy wide attendance strategies.
• Engage with parents and families via home visits or on-site visits to explore and offer support to improve student attendance.
• Support and challenge both pupils and their families to improve their attendance.
• Contribute the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of pupils who attend the academy.
• Liaise with external agencies, to support pupils and their families to improve attendance.

You will be/have:

• A confident and effective communicator.
• Relentless in your drive to improve attendance, thinking outside of the box to develop attendance initiatives, working in partnership with other colleagues and stakeholders where appropriate.
• Experience of working with families with complex needs.
• Excellent literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
• Proven organisational, time management and problem solving skills.
• The ability to deal with emotion packed situations in a calm and professional manner.
• Ability to relate well to children and adults.
• Flexible and adaptable with a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Committed to the vision and values of Crofton Academy and Castleford Trust.

Shortlisting and Interviews: Shortlisting will take place following the closing date, we reserve the right to interview exceptional candidates prior to the closing date.

References: References will be taken up shortly after shortlisting and prior to interview using the contact details you supply on your application.

School Visits & Informal Discussions: We strongly encourage prospective candidates to visit the school, or to contact if you have any questions regarding the position.

Equal Opportunities: Castleford Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership. Castleford Trust welcomes applications from anyone who meets the criteria for the role.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Crofton Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1045 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Crofton Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/crofton-academy

Crofton Academy, part of Castleford Academy Trust, is an 11-16 mixed comprehensive of over 1,000 pupils offering a broad and balanced curriculum. Our expectations are high and this is reflected in our very successful academic record. The Academy was inspected in July 2023 and was awarded ‘Good’ in all categories and inspectors praised the Academy for its significant transformation. The inspection commended the Academy’s improvements in pupil behaviour, the wide range of clubs and societies available, its well-structured approaches to teaching, and the high-quality professional development that staff receive.

We value and develop our staff by attracting and retaining high quality teachers, supporting them to achieve their best and create opportunities for professional growth and development. The leadership and staff are incredibly proud of the Academy’s achievements and we welcome candidates to visit our school for a tour to see us in action.

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