Family Support Liaison + Safeguarding Lead

Tennyson Road Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3RS

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  2nd November 2026

• Closing date

  15 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  1 September 2026

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: £37,280.00 - £39,152.00 Annually (Actual)

Family Support Liaison + Safeguarding Lead job summary

Family Support Liaison + DSL

Tennyson Road Primary School are looking for an exceptional individual to fulfil the role of Family Support Liaison and Safeguarding Lead, joining our dedicated team to support our children and their families. Working across the school with staff, families, and children to overcome barriers. You will help to ensure that all children are able to attend school and achieve their full potential.

Candidates should:

• Have experience of working with children
• Have excellent communication skills with the ability to adapt your style to fit your audience
• Have experience liaising with outside agencies
• Have recent experience or professional training in supporting parents or have the desire and motivation to develop your skills and expertise in this field
• Have extensive Safeguarding knowledge and be confident to lead multi agency meetings on behalf of the school.

This is an excellent opportunity for you to make a real difference, contributing to the quality education provision we strive to achieve across the trust.

In return for your hard work and dedication, we will support you with to learn and develop in the role, enabling you to achieve your career aspirations, a competitive salary, generous Pension plan, Modern technology and private health plan.

If you believe you can demonstrate the dedication, skills and passion required, we encourage you to apply for this rare opportunity within Tennyson Road Primary School.

The TLC is a newly established primary Academy Trust with the aim of supporting and leading the growth and improvement of primary academies across Luton and south Bedfordshire. We are driven by a vision that ensures every child has the right to outstanding teaching and, every academy, exceptional leadership. It is our vision to work with our children, their parents and carers and our staff to create and to sustain excellent academies with outstanding outcomes for pupils.

The successful shortlisted applicants will be contacted with regards to interview process which may be held on a rolling basis should so early applications are encouraged.

If you have any questions about this role, please contact Human Resources at TLCrecruitment@tennysonroad.school

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff with be subject to appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks and referencing.

The Tennyson Learning Community supports Equal Opportunities

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

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Tennyson Road Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 724 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Tennyson Road Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tennyson-road-primary-school

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