Family Liaison Officer
Southwark Park Primary School, London, SE16 2JH7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 June 2023 at 9am
Date listed
10 May 2023
Job details
Working pattern
- View all Part timejobs - 32.5 hours per week, 39 Weeks (term-time only) Monday – Friday 08:30 to 16:00
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,957 - £32,961
Actual salary
- £21,742 - £25,612
What skills and experience we're looking for
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly organised, enthusiastic and professional Family Liaison Officer to work at Southwark Park Primary School.
We are seeking a compassionate and supportive Family Liaison Officer who has a sound understanding of safeguarding to work in this demanding but rewarding role. A key part of the role will be to focus on preventative and early intervention activities to assist in tackling underachievement by working with families, parents, carers and children in school and help them to overcome barriers to learning.
The successful candidate will:
- Be comfortable working either independently using their own initiative or as part of a team
- Have good communication skills, with a positive and enthusiastic approach and have the confidence to develop positive relationships to support and challenge hard to reach families
- Be confident and resilient and have the ability to deal with difficult/sensitive situations and resolve conflict
- Have an understanding of ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ and associated safeguarding procedures in nurseries / schools
- Have knowledge of external agencies that can support families with a range of needs
- Be able to relate to parents when advising and supporting their child
- Possess excellent organisation, administration, communication and IT skills with the ability to prioritise and manage their workload effectively to secure successful outcomes
- Report to the Senior Leadership Team and work alongside the office team
What the school offers its staff
We offer a supportive leadership team who are committed to the wellbeing of staff
The school has a clear and structured CPD and appraisal programme for all staff
Ofstead rating - Good
Commitment to safeguarding
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to rali@southwarkpark.southwark.sch.uk
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About Southwark Park Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 435 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Southwark Park Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- rali@southwarkpark.southwark.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 020 7394 4000
At Southwark Park we take pride in being a friendly, caring and welcoming community. We believe very strongly that when children leave our school they should be confident, kind and tolerant individuals who have achieved their full potential academically and retain a love of and excitement in learning. We work to ensure that they are beginning to understand their place in society and their responsibility to the wider community. We promote aspiration, tolerance and the celebration of diversity within our local community. Our core values are respect, responsibility and excellence; everyone at Southwark Park understands and lives by these.
Arranging a visit to Southwark Park Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rali@southwarkpark.southwark.sch.uk.
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