Family Liaison Officer (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead)

Family Liaison Officer (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead) Elms Bank School and College

Normal place of work: Elms Bank, although you may be asked to contribute towards trust wide projects.

Normal working hours: Mondays 8.45 am – 4.45 pm and Tuesdays to Fridays 8.00 am to 4.00 pm

The post is 37.5 hours per week term time plus 5 PAD days and 15 additional days to be worked during school closure.

The Trust, on behalf of Elms Bank School, are seeking to appoint a dedicated and highly motivated Family Liaison Officer (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead). The successful candidate will join a team of exceptional professionals, working with pupils who have a range of complex needs including profound and multiple learning difficulties and autism. You will be part of an excellent team and provided with extensive support that will enable you to develop to your full potential both in this role and beyond.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have the ability to nurture and develop trusting relationships with pupils, parents and carers, and families in order to support their needs.
• Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people ensuring that they are protected from harm.
• Offer a whole family approach to families with complex needs.
• Promote the self-esteem of pupils and their families.
• Support in the successful learning and participation in education activities to help pupils overcome barriers that are preventing them from achieving their full potential.

Successful candidates may be asked to work at either of our school or college sites.

In return our trust can offer you:

• An incredible opportunity to be part of an exceptional school and work with experienced and successful leaders.
• The chance to be part of a growing and forwarding thinking trust that will provide wider opportunities in the future.
• Extensive support to progress your potential at an exciting time in our development.
• An opportunity to work within an inclusive and values driven organisation and the chance to be part of a highly skilled, dedicated, and hardworking team.
• Support with health and wellbeing via ‘Medicash’, a Health Cash Plan that is paid for by the trust and gives access to a range of helpful benefits. The trust also provides access to ‘Welbee’, a dedicated staff wellbeing improvement service.

How To Apply

We ask that you do not send CV’s, and applications are to be completed via our vacancy portal:

https://vacancies.oaklp.co.uk/

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