Family Liaison Officer
Manor Community Primary School, Swanscombe, Kent, DA10 0BU8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
15 September 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 September 2024
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
- £20,862.00 Annually (Actual)
Family Liaison Officer job summary
Post Title: Family Liaison Officer
School: Manor Community Primary School
Contract Hours: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (Term time only)
Working Pattern: 8 am – 4 pm 4 days per week and 8 am to 3.30 pm one day per week with 30 minute lunch break
Grade: Kent range 5
Salary: £20,862 (£24,040 FTE)
Position Start Date: As soon as possible
Advert Closing Date (We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date): 15th September 2024
Interview Date: To be confirmed
We are looking to appoint a hardworking and enthusiastic Family Support Officer to join our school. The successful candidate will work with a supportive team of staff engaging with parents/carers and families to provide early intervention, support and guidance to increase engagement with the school and improve the outcome for pupils.
The successful candidate will have:
- Excellent communication, listening and observation skills
- Ability to deal with difficult/sensitive situations
- Ability to manage confidential information
- Organisational abilities and accurate record keeping skills.
- Ability to facilitate parenting skills.
- Good inter-personal skills
As part of the role the candidate will be expected to:
- With and under the direction of the Designated Safeguarding Leader and team of Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leaders, co-ordinate systems for the day-to-day triage and response to safeguarding concerns, including ensuring accurate recording via CPOMS
- Ensure accurate record keeping for safeguarding across the academy and consistency
- Co-ordinate the operational response to safeguarding concerns with and via the team of Safeguarding Leaders
- Support the DSL in preparing reports as required for the trust and Local Authority for safeguarding
- Lead on and co-ordinate the compilation of reports/requests for information to safeguarding concerns (e.g. S17/S47) in conjunction with the safeguarding team and staff as needed
- Be the Safeguarding transition Lead (ensuring all information is received from previous setting for new pupils and passed to new schools as pupils leave) in a timely manner
- Ensure Operation Encompass notifications are logged, shared and acted upon as required
- Maintain and update pupil safeguarding records
- Attend TAC, Strat, ICPC, RCPC, Core Groups meetings as required for pupils and families (or ensure appropriate representation by the team of safeguarding leaders)
- Support the DSL and safeguarding team with whole-staff training
- Conduct home visits as required (linking with attendance)
- To attend regular training and disseminate as required
Ideally the successful candidate should have previous experience of working within a school environment. The candidate must be able to prioritise their workload within a busy school environment whilst maintaining a good sense of humour and remaining enthusiastic and flexible.
Appropriate support and professional development are provided. A First Aid qualification would be advantageous.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact the school office on 01322 383314.
Manor Community Primary School
At Manor Community Primary School, we firmly believe that every child should have the opportunity to reach their full academic potential and understand that hard work and determination are the key to success in life.
Our ethos is that a happy child is a successful child, and we provide a safe, stimulating environment where all children thrive. Our unique curriculum creates leaners who are motivated and resilient, whilst instilling a lifelong love of learning.
We work in close partnership with our parents to ensure we do all we can to promote and establish strong, respectful relationships that enhance the outcomes for all children and their families. All children have dreams and aspirations, and we work hard to guide them to be the best they can be.
For further information about the school, please visit www.manor.kent.sch.uk
Cygnus Academies Trust
Manor Community Primary School is part of Cygnus Academies Trust who are a group of friendly, like-minded schools, working together in the best interest of all our children. Driven by a desire to collaborate at every level, with an emphasis on staff development and opportunities for all. Cygnus Academies Trust schools really are a fantastic place to work and learn.
Our approach is to allow all schools to retain and celebrate their uniqueness. While ensuring; great teaching and learning, strong leadership and management, effective local governance, curriculum expertise, visionary business and financial management.
For further information about the Trust, please visit www.cygnus.org.uk
We offer:
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- 27 days Annual Leave (rising to 29 after 5 years’ service) plus bank holiday entitlement (pro-rata for part-time)
- Employee support services.
- Effective CPD opportunities
- Collaborative working with other schools
- Excellent ICT facilities
- Opportunities for flexible working
Safer Recruitment
Cygnus Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. In line with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs will not be accepted, and you are required to complete the application in full giving details of all employment, training and gaps in employment. Cygnus Academies Trust reserves the right to reject incomplete application forms and any consistencies or anomalies will be explored at, or prior to, interview. Any offer of employment is subject to pre-employment checks including a satisfactory ‘Enhanced with Barred List Check’ through the Disclosure and Barring Service. We will require two satisfactory references; one of which must be your line manager in your present or most recent employment. References will be requested prior to interview so please ensure that your referees are available to provide a reference.
Equal Opportunities
Cygnus Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion who welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. All people who work and study at our Trust have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
Additional Information:
- References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview.
- Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview.
- Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview.
- Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer.
- The Child Protection Policy can be found on the school website.
- The Employment of Ex-Offenders Policy can be found on the Trust website
This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.
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 are not accepted.
About Manor Community Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 674 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
At Manor Community Primary School, we firmly believe that every child should have the opportunity to reach their full academic potential and understand that hard work and determination are the key to success in life.
Our ethos is that a happy child is a successful child, and we provide a safe, stimulating environment where all children thrive. Our unique curriculum creates leaners who are motivated and resilient, whilst instilling a lifelong love of learning.
We work in close partnership with our parents to ensure we do all we can to promote and establish strong, respectful relationships that enhance the outcomes for all children and their families. All children have dreams and aspirations, and we work hard to guide them to be the best they can be.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Medical/Pastoral/Administration Assistant
St Agnes' Catholic Primary School
Thorverton Road, London, NW2 1RG
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Kent and Medway