Family Liaison Officer Teaching/Child Support - Term Time

Turner Schools

• Ref:KCC-F42-370-S
• Posted:10/06/2025
• Pay:AR06 £25,127 (£21,613 pro rata)
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:27/06/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:To Be Confirmed

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Turner Schools is looking to appoint a dedicated, caring and understanding Family Liaison Officer who has high expectations of themselves and others.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of building trusting relationships with pupils and their families, offering help, advice and support, signposting families to other agencies when appropriate. Our ideal candidate will be dedicated to improving outcomes for our children through the support they provide to the children and their families as well a committed team player.

The successful candidate should:

• Have excellent communication, listening and observational skills
• Be a Safeguarding Lead
• Be approachable, sensitive, supportive and enthusiastic
• Be efficient and effective at time management
• Be able to keep accurate and relevant records and handle confidential information
• Provide pastoral and first aid care to pupils to ensure their health and safety within the school
• Be able to encourage parental involvement in the school and it's activities
• Support the SENCO, taking an active role with outside agencies to ensure the best possible outcomes for all children
• Support the Senior Leadership Team in the effective operation of the school
• Be inspiring to our pupils
• Offer enthusiasm and energy to the role

Benefits of Working for Turner Schools:

We care about our staff's personal and professional wellbeing and are pleased to offer the following benefits:

• Fully funded access to Benenden Healthcare providing access to healthcare services such as Medical Diagnostics, Medical Treatment and Surgery, Physiotherapy, 24/7 GP and Mental Health helplines.
• As part of a multi academy trust, you will have access to high quality CPD through our Turner Institute and a range of progression routes across our schools.
• Regular wellbeing and social activities
• Counselling and mental wellbeing support
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Cycle to work scheme
• Innovation Awards that encourage staff to put forward innovative ideas to make a difference to children’s experiences
• Trust Vision and Values awards to recognise staff contribution
• Free parking on all our sites with access to E chargers

Our staff tell us that the Trust is a supportive and motivational place to work, with real attention paid to staff wellbeing, workload and professional development. Further information about our Trust can be found on our website: www.turnerschools.com

We warmly invite and encourage you to visit our school. 

37 hours a week

Term time plus INSET days

We reserve the right to withdraw the advert if a suitable candidate is found before the close date.

Information about the trust

Turner Schools is a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) with eight schools in Canterbury, Dover and Folkestone:-

Dover Christ Church Academy, Chartham Primary School, Folkestone Primary, Folkestone Academy, Morehall Primary, Martello Primary, St Stephens Infant School, Turner Free School

We provide education through pre-school, primary, secondary and on to sixth form. Each academy is individual and responds to the needs of its local community to provide the best possible opportunity for its young people. We promote high academic standards, while ensuring crucial opportunities for personal and emotional development.

Turner Schools is committed to Transforming children’s futures…Empowering children’s futures…Strengthening communities.

To help us achieve this, Turner Staff ‘Walk the Turner Talk’

They will:

• Speak and act with care: always show compassion and respect for children. • Act boldly: be ambitious for yourself and the children and young people we serve. • Learn from adversity: be evaluative, thoughtful and reflective. • Challenge convention: be curious, welcome difference and unfamiliar thinking. • Connect with others: support colleagues, parents and pupils to make a great team. • Use your voice: offer different views and ask questions. • Do what it takes: be relentless in pursuing the best for children. • Ask for support: be open and honest when plans go awry. • Don’t give up: be calm, resilient and measured when managing challenges.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Turner Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Turner Schools is committed to treating all people equally and with respect, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation or social economic background. We therefore welcome applications from suitable candidates from all backgrounds as we are dedicated to creating and sustaining a workplace that values individuality and difference and celebrates the diversity of both staff and pupils.

For further information on Turner Schools, please visit www.turnerschools.com

Job Contact Information

• Name:Caroline Dominguez
• Address:Academy Lane,
  Folkestone,
  Kent,
  CT19 5FP
• Telephone: 01304 272469
• Email: hr@turnerschools.com

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