Family Liaison Officer (FLO) 15 Hours - Lynsted & Norton Primary School - Term Time

Lynsted & Norton Primary School , Near Sittingbourne

• Ref:KCC886-2233-76S
• Posted:24/04/2024
• Pay:KR5 (£7,345.56 pro rata, £22,595 FTE)
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:15/05/2024 at 12:00
• Interviews:21/05/2024

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This is a fabulous opportunity for a dedicated and organised person to join the school team at Lynsted and Norton Primary School, which is part of Our Community Multi Academy Trust. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Family Liaison Officer to join the school’s successful and supportive team. 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.

Lynsted and Norton Primary School is one of ten schools within Our Community Multi Academy Trust. We are a primary school with 77 pupils on our roll. We are a small, rural school with nurture at our ethos.

Our Community Multi Academy Trust believe that our people are our biggest asset.

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to contribute to the continued growth and development of the school
• Children who enjoy learning
• A stable and committed staff team determined to give our children the best possible opportunities
• A supportive and committed board of trustees
• Work within a growing Trust who fully believe in the professional development of their staff.

The successful candidate will:

• Have excellent organisation skills
• Be punctual
• Communicate well and be confident managing others
• Have good teamwork skills
• Respect confidentiality and the potential sensitivities of working in a school
• Have experience working in a school
• Be able to demonstrate in their application that they can fulfil the main duties of the job description and person specification as a minimum

The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check along with other pre-employment checks which must be undertaken before the role is confirmed by the school.

Our Community MAT is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks.

We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

Applications to be made via Kent Teach.

For further information about the role, please contact Catherine McLaughlin via telephone on 01795 521362, or headteacher@lynsted-norton.kent.sch.uk

Information about the school

At Lynsted and Norton primary School we are passionate about learning.

We want all of our children to receive an exciting and varied curriculum where they can explore and build on their own strengths and interests in a supportive and nurturing environment while feeling valued for their individuality. We aim to lay a foundation of curiosity, tapping into children’s natural inquisitiveness about the world around them, and to inspire a lifelong love of learning, whilst understanding diversity and culture and accepting differences. We encourage everyone to be determined and to take pride in all that they do. We work towards building a community in which everyone feels valued and valuable.

We are a village Primary school with a small reception cohort and 3 further mixed age classes. We aim to provide a school community where children feel secure, understand how to keep themselves safe and make the right choices with a clear moral purpose.

If you would like to join our team please apply via this website. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all appointments to Our Community Multi-Academy Trust are conditional on an enhanced DBS clearance. Our Community Multi Academy Trust comprises ten Kent primary schools.

Please call the school office if you would like to arrange a visit, or to find out more about this role.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs Catherine McLaughlin
• Address:Lynsted And Norton Primary School, Lynsted Lane, Lynsted, Near Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 0RL
• Telephone: 01795 521362
• Email: office@lynsted-norton.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Recruitment Pack including Job Description & Person Specification