Family Liaison Officer
Strood Academy, Rochester, Kent, ME2 2SXThis job expired on 27 November 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 November 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 November 2023
Job details
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- View all Part timejobs - 37 hours per week, term time + 1 week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Actual salary £19,771 - £22,248 per annum (£23,114 - £25,979 full time equivalent), commensurate with experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
Necessary experience
- Good basic education with competency in literacy and numeracy.
- Willingness to undertake further training.
- Driving licence and car.
- Previous experience of working with children and families in the public, private or voluntary sector or working in a similar role.
- Some experience of working with external agencies, particularly Social Services, this should be as recent as possible.
- Excellent communication, listening and observational skills.
- Ability to handle confidential information and material.
- Excellent organisational abilities and accurate record keeping skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to facilitate groups and multi-agency meetings.
- Previous experience with inter-agency working – Health / Social Services etc.
- Ability to summarise and prioritise lots of different information Knowledge
- Sound knowledge and understanding of child growth and development.
- Knowledge of the parenting needs of children.
- Good knowledge of Child Protection issues trained to the same level as Designated Safeguarding Lead.
- Knowledge of special educational needs.
What the school offers its staff
Why work at Strood Academy?
- Our recent OFSTED inspection has confirmed that the academy continues to be judged ‘Good’ and is very strong in many aspects and areas. The full report can be found on our website and I would like to share a quote which reflects the culture and ambition we all have for our students.
‘The principal advocates a culture of high expectations, aspirations and traditional values. Leaders’ high expectations are reflected in the ambitious International Baccalaureate curriculum. This provides a global perspective which encourages pupils to be inquisitive lifelong learners’. To read the full report pleaseclick here.
- Centralised behaviour system and detentions - simple for teachers to follow allowing disruptive free classrooms.
- Our commitment to the development of all staff - CPD on Wednesday afternoons and the opportunity to collaborate with staff from other schools in the LAT. Also all staff at Strood receive regular coaching feedback through our on-line platform on-track.
- Strood academy is easily accessible by A2 and the high speed train can allow for travel into London in less than 30 minutes.
- We have a common sense approach to workload. All teachers are expected to feedback or live mark. We also work closely as a Trust allowing for centralised resources to be shared across our secondary schools.
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About Strood Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1273 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Strood Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- charlotte.herberts@latrust.org.uk
Arranging a visit to Strood Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email charlotte.herberts@latrust.org.uk.
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