Family Liaison Officer Teaching/Child Support - Part-time

St Stephen's Infant School, Canterbury

• Ref:KCC886-2611-94S
• Posted:18/01/2019
• Pay:Kent Range 6
• Start Date:Mar 2019
• App Close Date:01/02/2019 at 12:00
• Interviews:To be confirmed

Advert

From March 2019 we are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated person to provide support to our families and children. The successful candidate will have excellent inter-personal skills, and will have a flexible approach to their working. Empathy and humility are core values for this role. As the Family Liaison Officer you would be working 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 (44 weeks) for 37 hours per week. 

At St. Stephen’s Infants the Family Liaison Officer is 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 all pupils.

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 and safeguarding procedures.

Other duties would include:

• 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 and safeguarding
• attend relevant training and development as identified by the school and through appraisal home visits
• initiatives to engage parents
• referring parents to local support services
• supporting staff when necessary
• working discreetly with children to support well-being
• organising a wide variety of activities for children and their families

Ability to be confidential is essential. 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

Overview Of Inspira Academy Trust

The Inspira Academy Trust is a small MAT comprising currently of 2 schools within Canterbury in Kent.

Our Mission is to:

• Create a welcoming environment in our schools where everyone feels happy, safe, included and are empowered to develop and practice independence.
• Instil a love of learning and encourage pride in all achievements through the foundations of a high quality curriculum.

Our Vision is to:

• Be a high performing trust with uncompromising standards and high expectations.
• Champion learning at the centre of our communities.
• Promote and ensure the well-being and safeguarding of pupils at all times so they feel secure, happy and safe.
• Enrich learning through engaging indoor and outdoor environments.
• Have passionate, high quality staff who encourage a love of learning, evoke curiosity and stimulate imagination.
• Enable pupils to achieve their potential, be well prepared for the next stage of their education and instill aspirations for their futures.
• To offer opportunity for all through the promotion of equality, diversity and inclusion whilst challenging social injustice and inequality enabling bright futures for all.

Our Way is to:

• Be guided by our key values; perseverance, kindness, respect, honesty and fairness.
• Make learning fun, challenging and stimulating, using a creative and cutting edge curriculum.
• Provide an atmosphere where pupils and staff feel safe, secure and valued and are empowered to achieve their full potential.
• Be a family of schools strengthened by the support from parents/carers, children and the wider school community.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs Alice Edgington
• Address:Hales Drive, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7AB
• Telephone: (01227) 769204
• Email: office@st-stephens-infant.kent.sch.uk

Fax: (01227) 787493

Documents

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• Family Liaison Officer Job Description