Family Liaison Officer
Harbour School Dorset, BH20 6NU8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
28 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
12 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,269 - £31,067
What skills and experience we're looking for
What We’re Looking For:
- Strong communication skills—you can talk to anyone, from students to parents, and make them feel like they’re in safe hands.
- A multitasking champion —able to juggle a whole host of priorities without breaking a sweat.
- Experience with young people, especially those with ASC or SEMH (ideal, but not essential). If you've got experience, you’re a step ahead in our book.
- The ability to stay calm
- A passion for helping young people succeed, and the patience of someone who’s ready to see every challenge through to the end.
- Full UK driving license and own transport—home visits and traveling around the borough are part of the job
What the school offers its staff
Why Join Us?
- The chance to make a huge difference in the lives of young people, one small victory at a time.
- Work with a supportive, inclusive team that’s always ready to tackle whatever comes our way.
- Half-day on Fridays
- Professional development opportunities because we’re all about helping you grow, both as a person and in your ability to juggle six things at once!
Further details about the role
Family Liaison Officer - Harbour School Dorset
Salary £27,269 - £31,067, actual salary £23,335-£26,586 for working 37 hours per week, Monday-Thursday 8.30am-4.30pm and Fridays until 1pm. Term time only. Plus, generous sick pay and pension scheme.
Driving licence and own car required for home visits and traveling around the borough are part of the job
At Harbour School Dorset, we’re all about making big changes for young people with Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) and Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. After an exciting three years of growth, we’re looking for a Family Liaison Officer to join our expanding team and help us continue making waves.
Led by our Headteacher, Dan, and our senior team, we're looking for someone who’s ready to step in and truly make an impact. If you’ve got what it takes to empower young people and show them that qualifications are the launchpad for success, then this could be the perfect job for you.
Role Overview:
As our Family Liaison Officer, you’ll be the unsung hero who steps in to support both students and families through the ups and downs of their school journey. You’ll be the person students look to when they need that extra boost to stay on track. Whether it’s in school, at a leisure or sports centre, or during home visits, you’ll be the steady hand that helps guide them.
You’ll work with staff to design and implement a rewards system that keeps students motivated and helps improve school attendance. You’ll be the one behind the scenes, quietly making magic happen, all while helping students see how important education is to their success.
Key Responsibilities:
- Be the motivator-in-chief—helping students find their spark in all sorts of settings: school, study groups, sporting activities, and even at home.
- Collaborate with staff to design a rewards system that keeps students engaged and excited about learning.
- Take charge of improving school attendance, ensuring we meet or exceed our attendance targets. No one likes missing school, but you'll make it cool to show up!
- Be the go-to person for students and families, offering a calming presence and support when things get tough.
- Help students understand the power of education and how it shapes their future journey
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to HR@deltaeducationtrust.com
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Harbour School Dorset
- School type
- Free School, ages 10 to 19
- School size
- 105 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 10 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Harbour School Dorset website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- HR@deltaeducationtrust.com
Arranging a visit to Harbour School Dorset
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@deltaeducationtrust.com.
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