Family Liaison Officer

Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy; Bradford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College invites applications for a Family Liaison Officer to strengthen engagement with students and families. The role focuses on removing barriers to education by coordinating with staff, carers and community partners, and monitoring attendance and welfare concerns.

You will work within a supportive school community that prioritises inclusion, with opportunities to contribute to safeguarding and CEIAG initiatives and to support pupils in various year groups.

Qualifications

• Holds a full UK driving licence.
• Experience using SIMS or similar school database.
• Experience working with children and young people in education, social care, community or voluntary sectors.
• Experience proactively managing attendance systems.

Responsibilities

• Support families to improve attendance and engagement with school.
• Coordinate with staff to remove barriers to education for students.
• Engage with communities and external partners to promote inclusion.
• Monitor and report on attendance and welfare concerns.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

SIMS database experience

Experience with children

Attendance management

Tools

SIMS

Job description

Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College is an improving school. We are an ambitious, community-focused academy of just over 1400 students serving an area of social deprivation on the southern edge of Bradford and seven miles from Leeds. BBEC is popular locally and is rapidly becoming the school of choice for the community of Buttershaw.

BBEC is an inclusive school, our school motto is ‘We all belong at BBEC’. We celebrate our differences and our similarities and do not tolerate discrimination of any type. We have a bold approach to inclusion and work so that all students and staff can bring their authentic selves to school.

BBEC has a cohesive, highly skilled and ambitious staff team who work hard to ensure that every student is successful. Many of our students face multiple challenges and it is through clarity of vision, professionalism and determined support for students and for each other that we are bringing about improvement. We have the highest expectations for all our students and expect that our staff teach to the very highest level. We have a rigorous approach to quality assurance and a significant commitment to Continuing Professional Development. Teachers have many opportunities to improve their teaching pedagogy and pedagogical subject knowledge and we expect them to make the most of these opportunities to ensure that the highest of standards are maintained.

BBEC is situated in a modern building. It has well-equipped departments that are arranged in suites of rooms.

All at BBEC are dedicated to raising the aspirations of our students and improving cultural capital through ambitious schemes of learning in all year groups and a varied offer of extra-curricular activities and opportunities. We run trips and visits to places in the UK and across the world, our students take place in a myriad of competitions and our CEIAG programme is exemplary.

This exciting role offers great opportunities for the successful candidate and a chance to make a difference to some wonderful young people. We are looking for a Family Liaison Officer who has:

• Holds a full UK driving licence
• Experience of using SIMS or similar database in a school setting
• Experience of working wth children, young people within the field of education, social care, community or voluntary sector
• Experience, knowlege and understanding of working with children, young people and families and dealing with barriers to education.
• A track record of proactively managing attendance systems

Applications must be received by the closing date of 9am on 22 September 2026.

Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.