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Family Liaison Officer Teaching/Child Support - Full-time

Castle Hill Community Primary School , Folkestone

  • Ref:KCC886-3904-73S
  • Posted:19/01/2017
  • Pay:Kent Range 7 (£21,297 - £24,230 pro rata)
  • Start Date:Mar 2017
  • App Close Date:30/01/2017 at 12:00
  • Interviews:Monday 6th February 2017

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From March 2017 we are looking for a Senior Family Liaison Officer to join our staff team. You would be working along side / supporting another Family Liaison Officer to provide vital support / empowerment to our families and forming part of the school's Inclusion Team. This post is a permanent position and is term time only for 37.5 hours per week working from 8.00am to 4.00pm daily 3.30pm on Fridays).

At Castle Hill Family Liaison Officers are held in high regard by our families and staff. They provide active support for our families both inside and out of school. They use a wide range of skills and contacts to increase engagement with the school and improve the learning outcomes for allpupils.

Experience of working with children and families would be essential. You would also be expected to have experience of multi agency working; in particular a good knowledge of social services procedures.

Other duties would include:

  • organising a wide variety of activities for children and their families
  • liaising with staff members regarding children and their families where necessary
  • encouraging good home / school communication
  • supporting parents to attend meetings and appointments
  • child protection
  • attend relevant training and development as identified by the school and through appraisal
  • guide and support Family Liaison Officer colleague
  • home visits
  • initiatives to engage parents
  • refering parents to local support services
  • supporting staff when necessary

Ability to be confidential is essential and to be able to provide an empathetic approach. Counselling skills would also be an advantage

Please contact the school if you would like any more information or want to discuss the position in any more detail.

Information about the school

Castle Hill is a lively two form entry Community Primary School with a Specialist Resource Provision for Hearing Impaired children. We also have responsibility for running a large and thriving Nursery which shares its premises with the Children Centre on our grounds. The school is situated in an urban area of East Folkestone, on a deceptively large site.

Our children are friendly and lively and deserve the very best we can give them. We are extremely proud of the school and would be delighted to show you around.

The school is committed to the welfare and safeguarding of all our pupils.

We have a fantastic building and facilities that were refurbished / rebuilt in 2010.

Informal visits to the school are welcomed - we would love to show you around.

Job Contact Information

Fax: (01303) 226537

Documents

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.