Assistant Family Liaison Officer Secondary

Bay CE School; Sandown; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Retailer Discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Local Government Pension Scheme

Job summary

Bay CE School is seeking an Assistant Family Liaison Officer on our secondary site in Sandown. The role involves working alongside the Family Liaison Officer to provide safeguarding support to pupils and families, plus administrative duties to ensure a comprehensive safeguarding service.

The successful candidate will be well organised, with safeguarding and child protection experience and strong interpersonal skills, supporting parents to engage with education and welfare needs.

Qualifications

• Safeguarding and child protection experience is highly desirable.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills required.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical help and emotional support to pupils and families.
• Deliver a range of administrative duties to support safeguarding services.
• Act as lead professional for families open to Early Help / Family Help.
• Assist the Family Liaison Officer with preventative and early intervention activities.

Skills

Safeguarding experience

Child protection knowledge

Administrative skills

Interpersonal communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

37.5 hours per week,

We are looking to appoint a self motivated and well organised Assistant Family Liaison Officer on our secondary site.

The successful candidate will work alongside the Family Liaison Officer, with support and guidance, to offer practical help and emotional support to pupils and families; provide a range of administrative duties to ensure that a comprehensive safeguarding support service is provided; act as lead professional for families open to Early Help / Family Help; and support the Family Liaison Officer with their work on preventative and early intervention activities.

Within this role, you will make a strong contribution to student’s learning and achievement, and provide important support to enable parents/carers to take responsibility for their child’s education and welfare. This role will be well suited for candidates who have safeguarding and child protection experience, sound knowledge and understanding of child growth development the parenting needs of children, are highly organised, can provide an effective administrative service and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Closing date: Thursday 08 october 2026 at 12 noon
Interviews: wk/com 12 October 2026

Safeguarding

We offer:

• Staff Benefits (Local Retailer Discounts, Transport Discounts (Hovertravel, Red Funnel, Wightlink)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• 1Leisure One Card Scheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme membership
• Wellbeing support via our Employee Assistance Programme
• Free onsite parking

We reserve the right to close this advert and/or interview early should we receive sufficient applications. Early applications are encouraged.