Family Liaison Officer
Southfield School, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 8NNDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
25 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 February 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
- £27,269.00 Annually (FTE)
Family Liaison Officer job summary
Join Our Team as a Family Liaison Officer at Southfield School
We are excited to invite applications for the role of Family Liaison Officer, a key position designed to foster strong partnerships between school, families, and external providers. This role plays an important part in supporting our school's vision and values, ensuring that every child’s educational journey is a collaborative effort between school and home.
What we are looking for:
We are seeking a passionate, proactive, and highly organised individual who thrives in a dynamic and supportive environment. As Family Liaison Officer, you will work closely with parents and carers, providing vital support for their children’s academic and personal development. Your role will include regular communication with families, liaising with external agencies, and collaborating with our dedicated school staff to ensure each child’s needs are met both at Southfield and at home.
What you will bring:
A proven track record of working effectively with young people and their families
Strong communication skills and the ability to build trust and rapport with a diverse range of people
Enthusiasm and a solution-focused approach to supporting families and the school community
A flexible mindset and a passion for making a difference
Why Southfield?
We are an ambitious school with high aspirations for our pupils. By joining us, you’ll become part of a committed team that works together to create a positive and inclusive environment for every child. This is reflected in an enhanced salary for this post at £27,269 FTE.
This is a permanent, term-time position (plus two additional weeks, including five INSET days). We offer flexibility to accommodate the needs of the school, ensuring that you can make a meaningful impact while achieving a healthy work-life balance.
Interested?
We strongly encourage applicants to visit the school to get a feel for our vibrant community. If you have any questions or would like more information, please do not hesitate to reach out. We would love to hear from you!
Please see attached staff recruitment pack for more information!
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 Southfield School
- School type
- Special school, ages 4 to 11
- School size
- 88 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Southfield School website (opens in new tab)
Dear Applicant,
Looking for a challenge? Have a desire to work in an environment where you can make a ‘real’ difference to the lives of young
people? If so, Southfield School could be the place for you.
We are a family where no two pupils are alike, and no two members of staff are alike. Our pupils all have challenging
communication difficulties/ASD and associated conditions.
Our school vision is to support all children, so they thrive during their time at Southfield School and are prepared socially,
emotionally, and academically for their next steps in education. Collaboration with parents and carers and the entire multidisciplinary
team who support our pupils is vital and key to our success.
Everyone plays a part in the future of our pupils with staff skills being utilised in order that we have a huge range of expertise, to
support our pupils and families.
We are looking for like-minded, resilient staff who are passionate and who can work in a team. See more about Southfield in
our School Video here: https://southfield-school.secure-primarysite.net/our-school/
Come and join us and make a difference to the lives of children every day.
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