Family Liaison Officer

Orion Blenheim, Orpington, Kent, BR6 9BH

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  11 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 December 2025

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: £26,273.18 Annually (Actual)

Family Liaison Officer job summary

Monitoring and working with families to improve school attendance is fundamental to this role. The Family Liaison Officer will also ensure the most disadvantaged pupils have full access to the educational and extended school opportunities we have to offer and to help them overcome barriers to learning and participation.

The Family Liaison Officer will work with a range of vulnerable pupils, but give priority to those who need the most help, especially those experiencing multiple disadvantages including:

• Children who have social care involvement - CP, CIN, TAC or who are receiving Early Help Services (EHA).
• Children with emotional, medical or special needs
• Challenging behaviour
• Children with special education needs (Education Health Care Plan)

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 Orion Blenheim

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 205 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Orion Blenheim website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/blenheim-primary-school-orpington

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