Family Liaison Officer Job at Future Schools Trust (Maidstone)

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Tiger Primary School to join Team Tiger as our Family Liaison Officer. Tiger is a warm, friendly school with wonderful children, committed staff and a strong community ethos. We are looking for a child-centred, well-being focused and highly motivated practitioner who is determined to make a real difference to children and families. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting pupils and families through preventative and early intervention work, helping to remove barriers to learning, improve attendance and ensure that every child is able to access the full range of educational opportunities available to them.

Job Responsibility

Supporting pupils and families through preventative and early intervention work
Helping to remove barriers to learning
Improving attendance
Ensuring that every child is able to access the full range of educational opportunities
Working closely with Senior Leadership Team, SENDCo, Attendance Team and external agencies
Providing timely, effective support for children and families
Supporting families through Early Help
Signposting to appropriate services
Contributing to safeguarding processes
Working proactively with families where attendance is a concern
Offering support while also providing appropriate challenge
Identifying patterns, understanding barriers and working with families and agencies to improve outcomes for pupils

Requirements

Be sensitive, caring and determined to make a difference
Have a strong understanding of the importance of safeguarding, attendance and early intervention
Be confident working with families to identify and reduce barriers to learning
Be able to support children and families with warmth, while also offering appropriate challenge when needed
Have the confidence and resilience to tackle persistent absenteeism with rigour – including making home visits where necessary
Be comfortable working independently, using their own initiative, as well as working as part of a wider team
Have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to build positive, trusting relationships with pupils, parents, carers and professionals
Be confident working with external agencies to secure the right support for children and families
Be able to encourage identified pupils and/or families to enter into a mutually beneficial partnership with the school
Be committed to the values and ethos of Team Tiger

What we offer

A vibrant and exciting place to work
A friendly and supportive environment
An excellent CPD programme with opportunities for action research and nationally accredited qualifications
The support of a Trust that encompasses two Secondary Schools and one Primary School alongside Tiger Cubs Day Nursery
A well-resourced department with schemes of work and resources available
Opportunity to join various schemes such as the Benenden corporate healthcare scheme
Cycle Scheme
Assistance package from BHSF including emotional wellbeing support, confidential counselling, financial guidance, practical advice and information, support with stress, anxiety, or personal concerns, telephone support and wellbeing resources

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