Family Liaison Officer
Thomas Bewick School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE5 2LW12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
23 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, term time + 5 additional training days
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- N6 SCP 20-24 FTE: £32,597 - £35,412 £27,989 - £30,407 actual salary pro-rata (£16.90 - £18.36 per hour)
What skills and experience we're looking for
This role is perfect for a positive and professional individual with:
- Level 4 qualification in education/ social care/ health
- Experience of working with and supporting pupils with SEND and their family
What the school offers its staff
The Trust is proud to say that we match the Real Living Wage and we also offer successful candidates:
- A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another
- Opportunities for career development and support with development through Trust wide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support from the Trust's Wellbeing Network Group
- Access to either Teacher's Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme, each with favourable employer contribution rates.
- Employee centred policies that support you in and beyond the workplace
- Funded eye tests for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)
- Bike 2 Work scheme
Further information about the job
Are you looking for an exciting new role to support pupils and families?
Thomas Bewick School is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated Family Liaison Officer to join the team. As Family Liaison Officer you will, under the direction of senior leaders and alongside admin staff, follow daily attendance procedures in school and collate attendance data. Some key aspects of the role include supporting parents in encouraging their children to maintain full and regular attendance and punctuality alongside external agencies where necessary. You will be required to cover duties in school across the school day supporting children as required, as well as being involved in organising and attending school events when parents are invited.
This role is perfect for a positive and professional individual with:
- Level 4 qualification in education/ social care/ health
- Experience of working with and supporting pupils with SEND and their family
As a valued member of our team, you will:
- Build positive relationships with children and families
- Develop parental engagement with the school and other key outside agencies
- Support parents and work with families, school staff and other support agencies to overcome any potential barriers, working in partnership to set clear and measurable targets to enable engagement and progress where necessary
You will have good written and oral communication skills and be able to manage competing priorities and work under pressure, as well as being required to understand and follow safeguarding procedures and to keep appropriate and confidential written records. You will oversee a caseload of pupils who have multi-agency involvement e.g. Children’s Social Care, Health, Attendance as well as supporting senior leaders to manage a caseload of pupils who have a higher level of multi-agency involvement e.g. Child protection / Children in Care.
A strong working knowledge of autism / SEND and experience working in a specialist school would be beneficial.
Does this sound like the role for you?
Thomas Bewick School is a specialist provision for autistic children and young people. We cater for children and young people aged 3-19 years with a range of abilities and differences associated with AutisticSpectrum Condition (ASC) and all of our pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
The school is arranged over four different sites: Sites 1 and 2 are based in West Denton, we also have 2 satellite sites based in Denton Burn and Kenton (site 3 and site 4). Our relevant, exciting and challenging curriculum is taught and supported by a team of caring, friendly and dedicated staff who are trained in a range of ASC specific approaches and strategies. All of our pupils have access to an autism specific environment with a range of specialist facilities and activities available to support different aspects of their learning and development.
To learn more aboutThomas Bewick SchoolandProsper Learning Trust, please visit our websites.
Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 to help vulnerable young people succeed against the odds.Four core values underpin everything we do as a Trust, these are Aspiration, Integrity, Resilience and Kindness.We are looking for staff who share those values and want to support our young people.
The Trust currently have 5 schools in the region:
- Newcastle Bridges School – Alternative Provision academy offering education to pupils unable to access mainstream school due to medical needs including hospitalised children and young people (3-19 years)
- Mary Astell Academy – Alternative Provision academy offering education to permanently excluded pupils and pupils who are struggling in mainstream school (11-16 years)
- Thomas Bewick Special School – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (3-19 years)
- Harry Watts Academy – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (5-16 years)
- Gilbert Ward Academy – Special School academy for pupils with SEMH or a diagnosis of autism (11-16 years)
Prosper Learning Trust was also recently named as the lead partner in the opening of a new Free School in Jarrow, South Tyneside. This school will be a Special School academy for pupils with SEMH (4-11 years).
The successful candidate will be deployed initially at Thomas Bewick School but will be expected to work at any Prosper Learning Trust site should the need arise.
Benefits of working for Prosper Learning Trust
The Trust is proud to say that we match the Real Living Wage and we also offer successful candidates:
- A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another
- Opportunities for career development and support with development through Trust wide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support from the Trust's Wellbeing Network Group
- Access to either Teacher's Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme, each with favourable employer contribution rates.
- Employee centred policies that support you in and beyond the workplace
- Funded eye tests for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)
- Bike 2 Work scheme
For more information on why we think you should work for us see ourTrust website, where you will also findvideosof what our current staff think.
Please note that all successful candidates will be required to complete an online pre-employment medical questionnaire.
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.
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View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Thomas Bewick School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 360 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Thomas Bewick School website
- Email address
- admin@thomasbewick.newcastle.sch.uk
Thomas Bewick School is a specialist provision for autistic children and young people. We cater for children and young people aged 4 -19 years with a range of abilities and differences associated with Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) and all of our pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The school is arranged over three different sites and our relevant, exciting and challenging curriculum is taught and supported by a team of caring, friendly and dedicated staff who are trained in a range of ASC specific approaches and strategies. All of our pupils have access to an autism specific environment with a range of specialist facilities and activities available to support different aspects of their learning and development.
At Thomas Bewick School, we are committed to developing the whole child, not just their academic ability.
Our school motto is ‘Growth Through Understanding’ and this underpins everything we do. We believe that ‘growth’ occurs when each pupil is seen as an individual and when their own unique skills, interests and talents are nurtured and encouraged. We care very much about the success of every pupil but ‘understand’ and respect that success for each of our pupils may look very different. We also appreciate that in order to continue to grow and succeed as a school, we need to work closely with parents, carers, families and our multi-agency colleagues to develop our ‘understanding’, expertise and specialism.
Our school is a welcoming community where everyone should feel safe, secure, valued and respected and where we have a shared commitment to providing the best possible learning opportunities for each and every pupil. We have the highest expectations and aspirations for all of our pupils so that when the time comes, they are confident and ready to take their next steps in life.
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