Family Liaison Officer - Term Time

Brenzett CEP School, Ashford

• Ref:KCC886-2081-157S
• Posted:28/04/2025
• Pay:£25117 pro rata (approx £12914er annum)
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:16/05/2025 at 13:00
• Interviews:22nd May 2025

Advert

Brenzett Primary School is looking to appoint a Family Liaison Officer to work in partnership with families, parents, carers and pupils in a school context to enable pupils, particularly the most disadvantaged, to have full access to educational opportunities and overcome barriers to learning and participation.

The successful candidate will proactively support the development of an effective learning community through the efficient delivery of administrative services, including attendance and admissions.  We are looking for someone who can work independently and efficiently, can be flexible with their day to day duties and has excellent communication skills. Previous experience is desirable but a willingness to undertake further training is also needed.  If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

22.5 hours per week, 8.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m., term time (38 weeks) plus possible additional training days

The successful applicant will:

• Be committed to including all members of our school community
• Enable pupils to reach their potential by forging positive home-school relations
• Have high expectations for behaviour, attainment and progress
• Be a well-organised team player with good communication skills
• Support our Christian ethos and learning values
• Be a willing learner with a commitment to their own professional development

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

In return we will offer you:

• The opportunity to help shape our future by joining our proactive staff team
• A school community committed to raising achievement and attainment
• Happy, well behaved children who are eager to learn, enjoy and are proud of their school
• A stunning environment with a spacious building, large school grounds and its own forest school area
• A strong commitment to supporting professional development opportunities
• A welcoming, friendly, highly motivated, talented and dedicated staff team
• A very supportive governing body, local church, parent body and PTFA

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and can be arranged by contacting the head teacher Mrs Rowan Wright by emailing on office@brenzett.kent.sch.uk or by contacting the office on 01797-344335

All applications to be made via Kent-Teach. We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

Brenzett CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Therefore, all appointments are made subject to an enhanced DBS Check, Occupational Health Check and satisfactory references.

Information about the school

Brenzett Primary School is at an exciting phase of its improvement journey.

We strive to make every child feel safe, have the confidence and resilience to learn from their mistakes and to overcome difficulties with increasing independence. Ultimately, we want to provide our pupils with the skills they need to live a happy and fulfilling life and to contribute positively to the world.

Brenzett CE Primary School is a beautiful, rural primary school just south of Ashford in the Romney Marsh area. We are surrounded by nature and truly embrace this as part of our identity as a school. We have our own Forest School which all of our pupils visit every week throughout the seasons and we are committed to promoting well-being through our exciting outdoor play and learning scheme at lunchtimes. We are proud of the progress our pupils make from their starting points at Brenzett CE School and are committed to taking their progress and attainment to the next level so that all of our pupils truly flourish and succeed. We have a hard-working and committed PTFA and both they and our governing body play an active role in school life. We are also fortunate to have strong links with the local church community who work alongside us to embed our Christian ethos and values. We were judged as Good in our last Ofsted and SIAMS inspections and are working hard to be recognised as the Outstanding school we know we can be. We are an active school within Aquila, The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust (www.aquilatrust.co.uk) and have strong links with many of our neighbouring Romney Marsh schools, enabling the sharing of good practice, training and resources.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs Rowan Wright
• Address:Straight Lane, Brenzett, Ashford, Kent, TN29 9UA
• Telephone: (01797) 344335
• Email: headteacher@brenzett.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• FLO job description