Family Liaison Support Officer - Maternity cover

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and professional Family liaison officer (FLO) to join us at Dagenham Park Church of England School from December 2024 until July 2025.

This is a key school role at the heart of working with our families and pupils, to develop home/school partnerships, remove barriers to learning and promote positive attitudes towards school and education. It is a demanding yet rewarding role and requires someone with the right knowledge, skills and experience, together with an engaging personality and the confidence and ability to motivate and quickly gain the respect of others.

As a FLO, you will have a strong belief in inclusion and the right for each child to be successful whatever their needs and abilities, a sound understanding of safeguarding and experience in multi-agency working.

The successful candidate will:

• be sensitive, caring and determined to make a difference.
• be comfortable working independently using their own initiative or as part of a team.
• have excellent interpersonal skills to both support and challenge families.
• have the confidence and resilience to tackle persistent absenteeism with rigor to ensure excellent attendance of students across the school.
• have the skills and confidence to develop positive relationships with, as well as challenge, hard to reach families.
• be able to encourage identified students and/or families to enter into a mutually beneficial partnership with the school, using a range of strategies to address barriers to learning.
• ideally have recent and successful experience of working with hard-to-reach families and other agencies.
• be able to build up a body of good practice which can be shared with others.
• possess excellent organisation, administration, communication and IT skills.

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Able to work as part of a team
• Can meet new challenges and welcome change
• Innovative and dedicated
• Experienced working with children/young adults      

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, including persons with disabilities.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointment to this post with be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory medical and employment references.

The school, who achieved the Ofsted rating ‘Good’ in January 2020, is located within easy reach of central London via the District Line and easily accessible via the A13. There is a high-quality induction and extensive in-house CPD program available to staff as part of our strong commitment to staff development with a wide range of experience in the DP6 team. All staff have access to the gym, café facilities and regular social events organised by the Wellbeing Committee.

Dagenham Park Church of England School is a diverse school and dedicated to inclusive learning for all. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community including persons with disabilities. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process including a Disclosure Check will be undertaken on all applicants.

An application pack can be obtained from Mrs. Natasha Trayler, email ntrayler@dagenhampark.org.uk