Family Liaison Officer
Salary information: NJC Spinal Point 13 - 15, £27,547 - £28,401 per annum (depending on experience)
Work pattern: 36 hours per week, Term Time Only (41 weeks)
Start date: September 2024
Swakeleys School for Girls is an oversubscribed girls’ school in Hillingdon where our focus is to ensure that students enjoy school, achieve well, aspire to fulfilling futures and feel happy and successful.
The post holder will provide support to families and young people who are experiencing barriers to success in education, acting as a point of liaison between home, school, pupils and staff and carrying out home/off-site visits as required.
The Family Liaison Officer will keep detailed records of pupil and family contact, work with families to support and improve attendance and learning and co-ordinate education for pupils on alternative provision pathways.
Equal Opportunities and Safer Recruitment
Swakeleys School for Girls is an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from suitable candidates no matter their gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. Please note that Swakeleys School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to satisfy successful references, an enhanced police / Security Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and right to work in the UK prior to starting employment with the School.
As part of our recruitment process we will also carry out an online search for information that is publicly available online. This will include social media accounts you may hold. This will only be carried out on shortlisted candidates and before the interview. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task in line with the guidance laid out in paragraph 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023. Any data collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule which is available on request.
Application Instructions: Applicants should complete an application form and email to: applications@swakeleys.org.uk.
Swakeleys School for Girls, Clifton Gardens, Hillingdon, UB10 0EJ. Headteacher: Kelda Stevenson NPQH Tel: 01895 251962
Closing date: Friday 28th June 2024 at Noon
Interviews: W/C Monday 8th July 2024
