Family Liaison Officer
Salisbury Road Primary School, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8QZ18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
25 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
4 June 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
- £22,343.00 - £24,605.00 Annually (Actual) Hours/weeks: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Family Liaison Officer job summary
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families?
Do you thrive on building strong relationships and creating a supportive, inclusive school community? Salisbury Road Primary School is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Family Liaison Officer to join our friendly and committed team.
As Family Liaison Officer, you will play a key role in supporting children and families to overcome barriers to learning and wellbeing. You will work closely with pupils, parents/carers, staff, and external agencies to promote attendance, engagement, and positive outcomes for all.
Key Responsibilities-
Build trusting relationships with families to provide advice, support, and early intervention.
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Promote and monitor good attendance and punctuality, including home visits where appropriate.
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Support the emotional wellbeing of children and act as a link between home and school.
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Signpost and refer families to appropriate services and community resources.
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Work collaboratively with school staff and external professionals to ensure coordinated support.
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A caring, empathetic, and non-judgemental approach.
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Experience of working with children, families, and multi-agency partners.
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
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Strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
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Knowledge of safeguarding, confidentiality, and child protection procedures.
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A welcoming, inclusive school community with a strong ethos of care.
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A supportive Trust network that values professional development and wellbeing.
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Opportunities for training and career progression within a growing Trust.
About the School
Salisbury Road is two form entry primary school that serves the locality of St Judes, near the city centre. We are situated in a large, three-storey, Victorian building in the heart of the community, and work closely with many local partners. We pride ourselves on being a warm and friendly school and aim to enhance and inspire the lives of not only the children that attend our school but their families and wider community.
Salisbury Road is a diverse community, and our exceptional staff work hard to ensure that we are a fully inclusive school, ensuring that we promote our school values in everything that we do.
We aim to achieve highly and provide exceptional learning experiences for all our pupils, ensuring they are prepared for success in their future lives, as noted in a recent Ofsted inspection where the school was graded as Good.
About the Trust
The Learning Academies Trust is a family of 18 schools across Plymouth and surrounding areas, dedicated to delivering outstanding education to all our children, whatever their starting point or background. Our Trust’s mission is:
Together we will… work with our children, families, and communities to provide exceptional learning opportunities for all our children
As part of the trust, we will support you to learn and develop, providing outstanding CPD and opportunities for collaboration between schools within the trust sharing resources, expertise and knowledge.
Further information about the position, the trust and the benefits we offer can be found in the attached recruitment pack.
To request a tour of the school or to discuss the role in anyway please contact 01752 660566.
If you believe you can demonstrate the dedication, skills and passion required, we look forward to receiving your application. If there are no vacancies currently, but you would like to register your interest for future vacancies, please join our talent pool and we will be in touch as soon as we have a suitable position.
Please note, the closing date is for guidance only. Successful applicants will be invited to interview at the earliest available opportunity. Learning Academies Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
With 18 individual primary schools, the Learning Academies Trust is the largest primary school trust in Plymouth and the first education employer in Plymouth to achieve the Livewell Southwest Wellbeing at Work Bronze Award. The Trust is committed to supporting the wellbeing of all staff and is proud to work closely with official bodies to ensure we have a holistic approach to staff wellbeing.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought for all shortlisted candidates and all shortlisted candidates will be requested to complete a questionnaire about any convictions or adult cautions that are unspent. Guidance will be given to those shortlisted. Appointment is subject to an Enhanced DBS.
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 Salisbury Road Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 381 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Salisbury Road Primary School website
Salisbury Road is one of nine schools that form the Learning Academies Trust. Our partnership is embedded by clear values and working collaboratively with other local schools brings a wealth of experience and expertise to enhance our curriculum provision.
Salisbury Road is a warm and friendly school that promotes a set of values and a vision for all of its children which we hope will enhance and inspire the lives of not only the children who attend our school but their families and the wider community.
We would like all our children, irrespective of background or special need, to be prepared for success in their future lives. We will achieve this by nurturing and developing their achievement, their experiences and their skills and we will provide the skills and knowledge needed to promote growth mindsets and build resilience in our children. We recognise the vital part parents play in their children’s learning and are committed to developing partnerships with parents.
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