Family Outreach & Engagement Officer - The Misbourne School

Overview

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.

Term time only

Salary Type: Bucks pay

Salary details: Bucks Scale 3 - 22.5 hrs pw (£14,532 - £15,588)

Contract type: Fixed Term

Hours: 39 weeks per year / Working hours: 8:15am - 4:15pm

Closing date: 17/09/2025 09:00

Interviews to be held: w/c 22 September or sooner depending on applications

About us

The Misbourne is an 11-18 mixed school single-academy trust in the picturesque village of Great Missenden in the heart of the Chilterns. We have over 1100 students on roll, including a successful and growing Sixth Form. We are proudly non-selective and inclusive, ensuring that we live and breathe our values: we are a community that values learning, promotes kindness and strives for excellence in all we do. We are the Lead School for Careers in Buckinghamshire.

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. As our greatest asset, we place great emphasis on staff wellbeing evidenced in our Wellbeing Charter.

Excerpts from our successful 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:
● An academy that puts wellbeing at the top of their priorities, evidenced by our Wellbeing Charter
● Students who are a pleasure to work with
● Great training and development opportunities
● An experienced, friendly, and collaborative team of staff
● Opportunities for remote working where appropriate
● A fortnightly ‘Flexi-PPA’ with a late start (10.10am) or early finish (1.30pm) and annual personal ‘Headspace Day’
● A two-week October half-term
● A centralised behaviour system with visible and supportive leadership
● Free access to our own fully-fitted gym (subject to opening hours)
● Cycle to Work Scheme
● Free on-site parking

Website: https://www.themisbourne.co.uk/

About the role

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 you

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.

Other information

If you think this could be the role for you, we encourage you to come and visit or arrange an informal conversation by contacting [email protected] or telephoning 01494 862 869.

We are not just offering a job, we are offering a career adventure!

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 [email protected] or visit My New Term

Apply here: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/145322/EDV-2025-MS-38989

The Misbourne reserves the right to close and shortlist early, therefore early applications are encouraged. Please note all shortlisted applicants will be subject to a pre-employment check.

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.

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

• All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
• All adult cautions and spent convictions 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, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance or Ministry of Justice (MOJ) guidance (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.