Family Liaison Officer / Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Sharples School, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 8SN11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
16 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
3 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 Hours per week, Monday to Friday Term time plus 5 days
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade G; SCP 23-27
What skills and experience we're looking for
Governors are seeking to appoint an outstanding and self- motivated individual to join our team of Pastoral staff. The successful candidate will assist in tackling underachievement by working in partnership with families, parents, carers, Local Authorities and pupils on roll at Sharples School, to enable pupils to have full access to educational opportunities and overcome barriers to learning and participation.
The role will include monitoring attendance, working closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Local Authorities to support parents and carers in ensuring their children attend school on time every day and working with other professionals, if there are other concerns, and attending meetings based on a plan to support the child and family. The successful candidate will also be responsible for the induction of new pupils to the school.
What the school offers its staff
Sharples School Multi-Academy Trust is an over-subscribed mixed comprehensive with over 1,200 pupils on roll, situated in the North of Bolton in pleasant surroundings. The school provides stimulating and innovative opportunities for learning, transforming the aspirations and educational outcomes for all students and the local community. After previously being graded Good in 2019, Sharples was judged as ‘significantly improved in all areas’ at its last inspection in January 2025.
As a valued member of the Sharples family, you will have access to a range of generous employee benefits, including the Local Government Pension scheme, on-site staff car-parking, access to the Vivup employee assistance programme and other wellbeing incentives and CPD opportunities.
Further details about the role
To apply for this post, download the school application form which should be completed in full and submitted with a letter of application outlining how you meet the requirements of the post. This should be no more than two sides of A4, point 10, and send by e-mail to recruitment@sharplesschool.co.uk no later than 9.00 am on Monday 16 June 2025. Interviews will take place on Tuesday 24 June 2025. Please note that CVs are not accepted. We are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship.
Sharples School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the disclosure and barring service.
Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
The school operates the local authority no smoking policy and is a no smoking site.
Commitment to safeguarding
Sharples School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the disclosure and barring service.
Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@sharplesschool.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Sharples School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1209 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sharples School website
- Email address
- recruitment@sharplesschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01204 333253
‘The pupils embody their school motto of Learn Dream Achieve’
(Ofsted January 2025)
Gold Winner Pearson Teaching Awards – ‘Secondary School of the Year 2023-24’
2024 Progress 8 score + 0.86
Sharples School Multi-Academy Trust is an over-subscribed mixed comprehensive with over 1,200 pupils on roll, situated in the North of Bolton in pleasant surroundings. The school provides stimulating and innovative opportunities for learning, transforming the aspirations and educational outcomes for all students and the local community. After previously being graded Good in 2019, Sharples was judged as ‘significantly improved in all areas’ at its last inspection in January 2025.
Arranging a visit to Sharples School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@sharplesschool.co.uk.
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