Family Liaison Officer - William Harding Combined School

Location: Aylesbury

Overview

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Family Liaison Officer to join our team. You will provide a service to our pupils and families to ensure that there is an effective partnership between home and school and all barriers to learning are removed. You will provide support for pupils with behaviour needs with one to one interventions and in class support.

Term time only

Salary Type: Bucks pay

Salary details: Bucks Pay 2 £21,879 - £23,961 FTE (Actual salary £18,103 - £19,826)

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week 8.30am – 4.30pm 4 days / week and 8.30am – 4.00pm 1 /per week, term time only

Closing date: 17/05/2024 12:00

Interviews to be held: Interviews will be scheduled according to applications that are received.

About us

William Harding School is a four form entry primary school with a pre-school for pupils aged 2 upwards. We are a welcoming, inclusive community with a diverse mix of pupils which includes an Additional Resourced Provision for pupils with Speech and Language needs and Physical Disabilities. Even though, we are a large school we pride ourselves on our sense of belonging and strong relationships in our school community.

William Harding has a clear vision led by an experienced and ambitious leadership team. Staff are committed to raising standards and there is a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing and teamwork. We have well behaved and responsive children who enjoy learning based in our well-resourced and stimulating environment.

William Harding embodies the School motto of; Aim high… Work hard… Be kind… and is led by a strong set of School Values; Respect, Perseverance, Responsibility, Honesty, Inclusion and Collaboration.

For more school information please visit the school website:

www.williamhardingschool.co.uk

About the role

Please see job description

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our recruitment team on the email below. We would also suggest that you look at our website for information about our school.

Applications should be completed online and sent via e-mail to [email protected]

Tel No: 01296 421733
Email: [email protected]

William Harding School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level. Any offer of employment, or agreement to volunteer, is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and DBS checks.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, online searches will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. The search is not part of the shortlisting process itself, and candidates will have a chance to address any issues of concern that come up during the search at interview.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

  • All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
  • All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.