Family Liaison Officer

Overview

Family Liaison Officer Start Date: 05/01/2026 Term time and Inset only FTE: Salary: Grade F points £28,598 - £31,022 (actual salary £24,489 - £26,565) Closing date: 9 am 08/12/2025 We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and professional Family Liaison Officer to work closely with families, pupils and staff to promote excellent attendance, engagement and wellbeing. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting families to overcome barriers to attendance, building positive home–school relationships and ensuring every pupil can access their education consistently and successfully.

We are looking for an individual who has excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills. You should be able to manage sensitive information with discretion, work proactively using your own initiative and build trust and rapport with a range of stakeholders. A real passion for improving students' life chances is imperative in this role.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the monitoring of attendance, analysing data, implementing attendance strategies and supporting families through early help and intervention. The role also involves signposting parents to appropriate external agencies and support services, and working in partnership with outside professionals such as the BCP Attendance Team, health and social care teams, and other community-based organisations. Training will be provided as needed.

We can offer a supportive and collaborative team, a vibrant professional community and a positive school culture committed to continuous professional development. Most importantly, we are a child-centred school with enthusiastic pupils and a strong ethos of inclusion and care.

What we offer:

● Bespoke support and line management from an experienced Head of Department

● Professional progression opportunities

● Great students who conduct themselves impeccably

● Strong systems and structures meaning students feel safe and secure

● Measures to reduce staff workload such as centralised detentions and a sensible feedback policy focused on whole class feedback – we do not have onerous/impossible marking policies

● A centralised homework system at KS3

● No formal graded lesson observations – just ongoing 'no-stakes' feedback, helping you to continuously develop – we believe that trusting our staff with autonomy helps to develop a strong 'develop and excel' culture

● Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources

● CPD starts as soon as you are appointed and is ongoing

● State of the art facilities and a very pleasant location in beautiful Dorset

We would be delighted to show you around our Academy in order to fully appreciate our excellent learning environment.

Contact Zoe Challis - for a tour. Interview date: From 10th December 2025

About Aspirations:

Across our 16 Academies, Aspirations educate more than 9,000 pupils across the ages from 2 to 19 years, covering an area from West London to the Southwest of England. Operating since 2011, we have a consistent track record of improvement and success and offer excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities. We are determined that children receive an excellent education that prepares them for success in adult-life and are looking for people to join us who share our ideals.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and guarantee an interview for those with a declared disability should they meet the minimum criteria for the job. The Equality Act 2010 defines disability as "any physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities"

The Aspirations Academies Trust (AAT) requires all prospective employees appointed to work in its academies and/or whose role will involve the undertaking of regulated activity to submit an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate prior to taking up appointment. Applicants are required, before appointment, to disclose any convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 by SI Disclosure of a criminal background does not not automatically debar individuals from employment – consideration will be given to relevant factors, including the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £28,598.00-£31,022.00 per year

Work Location: In person