Family Liaison Worker

We are looking for a dedicated, compassionate and highly organised Family Liaison Worker to play a key role in supporting pupils, families and staff across Doubletrees School. Working at the heart of our pastoral provision, you will help build strong, positive relationships between home and school, ensuring that families feel supported, informed and empowered to access the help they need. This varied and rewarding role involves working closely with pupils who may face barriers to learning, attendance, engagement or wellbeing. You will act as a trusted point of contact for families, providing advice, guidance and practical support, while coordinating with teachers, school leaders and external agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes for every child. The successful candidate will lead on family engagement initiatives, attend and facilitate meetings, complete referrals, coordinate support plans and help families navigate services available within the local community. You will also play an important role in promoting positive attendance, supporting admissions and transitions, and ensuring that pastoral interventions are effectively monitored and recorded. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong interpersonal skills and a genuine passion for supporting children and young people with special educational needs. You will join a dedicated team committed to making a meaningful difference to the lives of pupils and their families every day,

• Build positive relationships with pupils, families and external professionals.
• Support family engagement, attendance and pupil wellbeing.
• Coordinate and lead meetings with families and partner agencies.
• Complete referrals and act as Lead Professional where appropriate.
• Organise and deliver support sessions for pupils and parents.
• Maintain accurate records and monitor the impact of interventions.
• Support admissions, transitions and pastoral projects across the school.
• Work collaboratively to ensure the best possible outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
• Doubletrees School would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here is a preview of the questions/headings:

Personal Statement Questions

1. 1. This important part of your application will be used to decide if you meet the criteria and should be shortlisted for interview. Refer to the role information supplied and tell us how your skills and experience match. Use examples where possible and provide the situation or task, your action(s) and the result. If you are applying for your first job, provide examples of other relevant experience that will help us decide your suitability, e.g. gained through education, the community etc.
2. 2. We are committed to safeguarding children and young people. From your training and/or experience, please give examples which demonstrate your knowledge and commitment to safeguarding and how you would ensure these vulnerable groups remain in a safe environment. Word Limit: 200 words

People Strategy

The Special Partnership Trust recognises the importance of developing a properly implemented People Strategy to underpin the overall strategic aims of the Trust. Our People Strategy is designed to help us attract prospective high calibre candidates, as well as drive engagement, productivity and retention of our high performing and high potential employees. It reflects our belief in putting our people first. This does not mean putting our learners second. It is based on the philosophy that if we create a positive and rewarding work environment, if our staff feel motivated, well managed and well supported, they in turn will provide the best possible outcome for our learners. We recognise that our total reward offer, has got to consist of more than just money. We seek to provide our staff with a diverse range of benefits that support their day to day needs both at work and outside of work. These include generous leave entitlements and pension scheme as well as access to health/wellbeing tools, training & development, career pathways and opportunities to ensure they feel valued.

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