Family Liaison Officer - Full-time

Leigh Academy Paddock Wood, Tonbridge

• Ref:KCC886-2127-107S
• Posted:06/09/2023
• Pay:Actual salary from £11,102 - £12,116 per annum
• Start Date:October 2023
• App Close Date:25/09/2023 at 22:00
• Interviews:TBC

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We are looking for a committed and reliable Family Liaison Officer to join their vibrant academy from October 2023. This role will work in liaison with colleagues in the academy, parents/families and other agencies and is a key support role within the Academy. You will need to have had recent experience of working with children or families, have a calm persona, be an excellent communicator, have the ability to analyse information, develop strategies and have the ability to follow tasks through to conclusion. Our successful candidate will also be responsible for maintaining daily attendance across the academy using the Management Information System (MIS) and working with families to drive full attendance. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​Good IT skills are necessary and support, training and development will be provided. 

This role offers an actual salary ranging from £11,102-£12,116 per annum (£22,714-£24,789 full time equivalent), commensurate with experience, based on 20 hours per week (8:00am-12pm Mon-Fri), Term Time + 3 weeks inset. ​​​​​​​

Working at our school: We are a thriving and engaging three-form entry school in the heart of West Kent in the town of Paddock Wood. Our ethos encapsulates high standards and expectations, excellent learning and teaching, and the positive wellbeing of our pupils and colleagues. We have a strong and committed teaching team which is widely respected and supported by our academy community. Our teachers vary in experience from Newly Qualified to 30+ years, and each brings something valuable to share, and a passion to learn. Our staff and the wider Trust team has a lot to offer new colleagues, in terms of sharing experience and opportunities, and professional development and training. 

Our broad curriculum is supported by specialist teachers of music, French, PE, computing and outdoor education. Some features that help us stand out from other schools are that all of our pupils learn French, learn other subjects in French and leave us conversant in the language, pupils leave us with a strong understanding and appreciation of music and sporting skills and that we embed independence, stamina and considered risk into children’s learning, for example through EYFS and KS1 team games and initiative exercises, Year 3 outdoor/forest skills, Y4 mountain biking, Year 5 caving and kayaking, and Year 6 skiing/snow-boarding. We have our own school minibuses and we very frequently take children out into the local area and into central London, as well as taking Year 5 pupils to the Brecon Beacons and Year 6 pupils to  France or Scotland. We have a strong regard for extra-curricular learning and a healthy catalogue of sporting and other successes and awards.

Our academy benefits from significant parent and community support, but we are not complacent - we are committed, hard-working and welcoming. Our children are delightful; calm, focused and very eager to learn.

‘Our highly ambitious community builds thinking learners, who act with agency and create lasting memories.’

Information about the school

We are a large three form entry Primary School situated in Paddock Wood. We pride ourselves on being at the heart of the community. As the Interim Principal of Paddock Wood Primary Academy, I am honoured to serve a community with so much tradition, culture, ambition and love for their children.

We deliver a broad and balanced curriculum, enriched through our after school clubs and co-curricular activities which are made accessible to all. As an IB World School, our curriculum provision is enhanced further through the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP). It is an aspirational high quality inquiry-led learning framework, where the National Curriculum is delivered through in-context experiences. Through the IB PYP curriculum framework, children are encouraged to be risk-takers, life-long learners and global citizens.

We believe that there are no limits to what we can achieve when we work together. Our values of ‘aspire, respect and persevere’ permeate through everything we say and do. Our academy is dedicated to creating a safe and inclusive learning environment where every child can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. We believe in nurturing the whole child and encouraging our children to explore their interests and passions and achieving excellence.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Holly Neve (Head of Recruitment - LAT)
• Address:Old Kent Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6JE
• Telephone: 01634 412 258
• Email: Enquiries@paddockwoodprimaryacademy.org.uk

Fax: (01892) 833672

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• Family Liaison Officer | Job Description | Paddock Wood Primary Academy