Family Liaison Officer

• Churchill Special School
• Address: Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 0LB
• Salary: £27,254 - £29,540 pro rata (£23,299 - £25,254 per annum)
• Hours: Full time, 37.83 hours per week, 38 weeks per year
• Contract: Permanent, required from June 2026
• Reference: 8753

Churchill Special School are seeking a Family Liaison Officer who is tenacious and shows attention to detail, to support the school in ensuring pupils and families recognise the importance of 100% attendance as a key factor in securing academic success.

As a Family Liaison Officer, you will provide strategic, supportive intervention with pupils and families who have emerging attendance issues. You will also establish and foster positive relationships with children and their families and provide on going support.

• Work with the senior staff on analysing attendance and punctuality trends
• Liaise with the Senior Leadership Team and Family Liaison Officer exploring factors which may be impacting on a pupil's attendance
• Meet with pupils and parents to establish the reasons for non attendance or poor punctuality and agree a plan to tackle the issues
• Establish rapport and build respectful, honest, challenging and supportive relationships with pupils and their families
• Act as a point of contact in school for families in need of support
• Strive to improve the lives of all vulnerable families
• Provide advice and guidance to parents and carers and signpost families to sources of advice and guidance within the local community
• Carry out home visits, where required.

• Have access to training and development opportunities through our Teaching School Hub and Unity Institute
• Benefit from excellent career development opportunities
• Have access to our comprehensive staff benefits package including discounted retail, holidays, tech, gym/leisure facilities and much more
• Be supported through our extensive trust wide wellbeing offer.

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All successful candidates will be subject to rigorous pre employment checks, including an enhanced DBS. We are also committed to equality, diversity and fair recruitment practices, and we oppose all forms of unlawful discrimination.

We value inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you wish to work part time or as a job share, we will accommodate this wherever possible. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups.