Home School Liaison Assistant

Arbour Vale School, Slough, SL2 3AE

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be confirmed

• Closing date

  29 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Full-time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 8.30am-16.30pm and Friday 8.30am to 16.00pm, 5 days per week, Term time plus 2 weeks.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Level 5 25.1-29 FTE £32,481.00- £35,378.00, Actual Salary - £29,239.93-£31,847.86
• Additional allowances:

  Plus Special School Allowance FTE £1,315.07 - Actual - £1,183.80

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an enthusiastic and communicative Home School Liaison Assistant to act as a bridge between home and school. You will work closely with families, helping to support students' educational and emotional development by ensuring clear communication and fostering positive relationships between school and home.

Key Responsibilities:

• To take a lead role in Early Help in conjunction with the home school liaison manager and DSL to identify vulnerable students who might benefit from Early Help support and attend meetings
• To actively promote positive relationships between school and home setting in support of our pupils and their families, enhancing parent/carer engagement with the school and other external agencies
• Promote and develop stakeholder engagement, including networking with external agencies and the voluntary sector in supporting/meeting needs of our more vulnerable children
• Enhance communication between school and home, recognising the multi-cultural community and diversity of needs that the school serves

Key Requirements:

• GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths, grade 4/C or above.
• Evidence of relevant safeguarding and child protection training.
• Willingness to undertake further professional development relevant to the role.

Experience of supporting safeguarding, attendance, early help, or pastoral interventions

What the school offers its staff

OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:

Rewards & Benefits:

• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.

• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Home Electronics Scheme and Employee Car Lease Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Home School Liaison Assistant AVS and SC -JD-May 2026.pdf - 399 KB (opens in new tab)

About Arbour Vale School

• School type: Academies, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 359 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Arbour Vale School website
• Email address: Maria.Paul@arbourvaleschool.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/arbour-vale-school

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