Family Liaison Officer

Longspee Academy, Poole, Dorset, BH17 8PJ

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £31,527.00 - £34,812.00 Annually (FTE)

Family Liaison Officer job summary

The successful candidate will have a flexible approach, knowledge and experience working with children KS1-2 who have social, emotional, mental health difficulties and autism. The post requires someone who is highly resilient, able to work well as a member of a successful team and someone who has highly developed interpersonal skills and a good sense of humour. In addition, you will be highly organised, efficient and have excellent communication skills.

We are looking for candidates who are passionate and ambitious with a drive and commitment to improve the life chances of our young people. You will have a dynamic, exceptional and creative approach to improving the teaching and learning in a way that benefits all children.

Duties will include working closely in engaging parents in their pupils’ education including supporting the systems and procedures of safeguarding, attendance and family pastoral work, under supervision. You will ensure and increase pupils' good school attendance and work with pupils, families and external agencies. The ability to travel locally is essential.

It is the intention of Ambitions Academies Trust to use its resources flexibly to meet the needs of pupils. All staff are therefore allocated to a place of work, however, Ambitions Academies Trust reserves the right to require staff to support the needs of our pupils throughout the Academy as appropriate. This may involve re-location. This is not anticipated to be frequent or indeed regular but you should be aware of this requirement.

What We have to Offer:

• A visible and approachable senior leadership team and an enthusiastic and committed team of teachers and support staff.
• A strong support network both within the school and across Authentic Education.
• All staff are part of a professional learning community in which evidence-informed CPD is designed to meet individual needs.
• Strong potential for career progression.
• A culture that respects work-life balance and an ongoing commitment to wellbeing with a dedicated Wellbeing Champion.
• An Employee Assistance Programme including in the moment support and counselling sessions with an external provider.
• Staff benefits include free eye testing for DSE users through Specsavers, free will writing through Dunham McCarthy Solicitors and reduced price corporate gym membership through BH Live.
• A competitive pension through Teachers’ Pensions or The Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff.

Authentic Education Group (AEG) comprises schools from all sectors: mainstream (primary and secondary) and special. AEG secures outstanding achievement and improved life chances of all our pupils. All our Academies have high expectations as the focus of their work. We are strongly committed to supporting colleagues in developing their careers further and offering excellent CPD opportunities.

Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment as AEG reserves the right to close applications early.

Please note we DO NOT accept applications by CV and are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship.

Authentic Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including enhanced DBS checks and an online search.

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 Longspee Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 5 to 16
• Size: 106 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Longspee Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/longspee-academy

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