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Job information Family Liaison Officer from the Company Outcomes First Group, this latest Family Liaison Officer job vacancy is located in the city Newbury located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Family field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

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Job Title: Family Liaison Officer

Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum dependent on experience

Location: New Barn School, Newbury, Berkshire

Contract: Permanent; Term Time Only

Hours: 40 hours per week; Monday to Friday

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Family Liaison Officer to join our close-knit team at New Barn School, part of Acorn Education.

Purpose of the Role

As a Family Liaison Officer, you will provide a range of support to our students and their families. You will work directly with parents in a non-judgmental way, empowering them and their families to get the most out of the educational opportunities we provide.

You will have the ability to offer calm, appropriate and supportive advice to ensure the highest level of support for our pupils and families in line with the expectations and ethos of our school.

You will work as part of the safeguarding, pastoral and behaviour team and support families with parenting, attendance, safeguarding and school issues.

Qualifications: GCSE Maths and English at C/5 or above.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a point of contact for families/individuals needing support, and establish and foster good, trusting relationships with parents.
• To be available throughout the day by phone, Teams, email or text message and respond to all enquiries with an initial response within one working day.
• Where necessary or appropriate, schedule a return call from the relevant member of the school staff and keep parents/carers updated until the matter is satisfactorily resolved.
• To provide practical advice and information about Autism and family support [advice] to parents in order for them to support their pupil.
• Research and share knowledge on local services relating to well-being, safeguarding and pastoral needs e.g., voluntary groups, health, support groups etc.

About us

New Barn School offers a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum to boys and girls, aged 6 - 19 years who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health complexities.

New Barn School takes full advantage of its beautiful settings and fosters a love for using the outdoor curriculum including forest school, farm experiences and horse riding. The School is within a commutable distance of Swindon, Oxford, Andover, Basingstoke and Reading and other surrounding towns and villages.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.

Our services offer a stable, secure and supportive environment, in which the pupils and young people we care for can develop the skills and confidence necessary to help them fulfil their potential.

We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK's leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care

Job Summary

Duties will include:

• Teaching a varied range of subjects
• Preparing, planning and assessing teaching sessions whilst maintaining an awareness of curriculum developments
• Writing and implement individual education plans, making assessments of educational attainment, setting challenging yet achievable targets
• Build relationships with all young people, which will encourage their interest and participation in their education
• Creating an environment which is stimulating and purposeful for all pupils to promote teaching and learning outside the formal classroom settings

Key Skills Required:

• Hold Qualified Teacher Status
• Have a background of teaching a range of subjects, delivering teaching at a good or outstanding level
• Knowledge of current education issues in relation to terms of practice, process and curriculum

Why join Acorn Education?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to social media checks and a fully enhanced DBS.

Keywords : Newbury jobs

Closed Date : 2025-04-12