Family Liaison Officer
Marine Academy Plymouth, Plymouth, PL5 2AF22 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
7 August 2025 at 8am
Date listed
15 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 37.5 hours, term time only/Permanent (Monday – Friday 08:00 to 16:00)
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- Grade D (Actual Salary £22,656 - £24,950)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Thank you for your interest in joining our school. We're proud to have been rated 'Good' by Ofsted and are working to become a national leader in education. At MAP, we are driven by a clear and ambitious core belief: every student who joins us has the potential to get to and through university. While we recognize that this may not be the right path for all of our students, we firmly believe that having this option is a hallmark of a successful, high-quality education—one that enables our students to excel in top careers and live their best lives. We combine academic rigor with a joyful learning experience, ensuring our students gain the knowledge, experiences, and support needed to achieve their dreams.
We are delighted to offer an opportunity to join our outstanding pastoral team as a Family Liaison Officer. This vital pastoral support role is central to ensuring the smooth operation of our school and supporting the well-being and success of our students.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assisting the head of year and attendance officer with the monitoring and improvement of student attendance
- Supporting the pastoral care of students, ensuring they feel valued and encouraged and able to meet all school expectations.
- Providing administrative support for year group operations.
- To act as support for students and families who are disengaged with education, at risk of EHE or permanently exclusion.
We are looking for an organised, proactive, and resilient individual with excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to helping students achieve their best.
What the school offers its staff
We prioritise staff well-being, offering work-life balance, professional development, and collaboration through the Ted Wragg Trust. We are proud to have nationally recognised for our commitment to staff wellbeing and workload reduction. Benefits of working as a teacher and leader at MAP include:
- Scheduled ‘Golden Time’ where staff can work from home
- Centralised behaviour system
- Extensive CPD offer
- Support as part of the Ted Wragg Trust
Further information about the job
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
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About Marine Academy Plymouth
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 975 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- Recruitment@marineacademy.org.uk
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