Family Outreach & Engagement Officer

The Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0BN

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  19 September 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  4 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £14.53 - £15.59 Annually (Actual) Bucks Scale 3 - 22.5 hrs pw

Family Outreach & Engagement Officer job summary

We are looking to strengthen the existing pastoral team with a Families Outreach and Engagement Worker to improve our engagement with families and support attendance and student outcomes. As this is a new role it is for a fixed term of one year in the first instance. This will be reviewed during the course of the year.

This role will be suited to someone who is considering a career in supporting academic and pastoral progress. Full training will be provided so no prior experience is necessary, although this would be advantageous. This is a key role for us and the successful candidate will be at the forefront of working with our students and families.

Your main responsibility will be to build supportive and trusting home-school relationships with families that lead to positive academic and wellbeing outcomes for the young people in our school. The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal skills which are essential in helping to build trust with the families of some of our most vulnerable students, whilst also clearly communicating the purpose and value of school policies and procedures so that home and school are successfully aligned in the best interests of the young people in our care. The role also includes covering for the Attendance Officer on one day per week.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Working closely with families of students who are struggling to come into school or experiencing dysregulation or disengagement in school (including those with special educational needs)

• Liaising with colleagues in pastoral and academic roles to develop and deliver support plans for students at risk of disengagement or underachievement

• Contributing to the design and planning of interventions for students and support for families in liaison with the pastoral, academic, SEND and safeguarding teams

• Engaging with families to help them understand the support available for their child, including how their support at home can improve their child’s academic and wellbeing outcomes

• Liaising with families to help them better understand how school operates and the ways in which school policies and procedures benefit the entire school community

• Meeting with families, or talking by phone, to address any concerns they have about their child’s educational provision and then following up on these concerns with colleagues in school

• Support for the wider Student Services team, including the provision of First Aid and covering for the Attendance Officer one day per week (full training provided).

About the Misbourne

We are an 11-18 Academy in the picturesque village of Great Missenden in the heart of the Chilterns. We have nearly 1100 students on roll including a successful and growing Sixth Form. Our staff tell us they genuinely feel like part of a team; a team who are striving to help each student flourish both academically and personally.

Excerpts from our pleasing 2022 Ofsted inspection include:

Pupils told inspectors that the clear and fair behaviour system helps them to behave well.

Relationships between staff and pupils are strong.

Pupils conduct around the school is orderly and calm.

Pastoral care puts the child at the heart of everything the school does

We can offer you:

The unwavering support of teachers and leaders in ensuring the highest possible standards of student behaviour

• An academy that puts wellbeing at the top of their priorities, detailed in our Wellbeing Charter

• Students who are a pleasure to work with

• Great training and development opportunities

• An experienced, friendly and collaborative team of staff

• A two-week October half-term

• A fortnightly ‘Flexi-PPA’ with a late start (10.10am) or early finish (1.30pm); and annual personal ‘Headspace Day’

• Free access to our own fully-fitted gym (subject to opening hours)

• Free on-site parking

We would be delighted to invite prospective applicants to visit our school and experience first-hand what makes The Misbourne such a great place to work.

To book your school visit please email recruitment@themisbourne.co.uk

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Misbourne is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An offer of appointment is subject to satisfactory references, DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Enhanced Disclosure and medical clearance

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Misbourne School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1126 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Misbourne School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-misbourne-school

We are an 11-18 Academy in the picturesque village of Great Missenden in the heart of the Chilterns. We have nearly 1100 students on roll including a successful and growing Sixth Form. Our staff tell us they genuinely feel like part of a team; a team who are striving to help each student flourish both academically and personally.

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