Parent and Community Liaison Lead at Wareham St Mary CE Primary School

Dorset Council; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

A local education authority in Bournemouth is seeking a Parent and Community Liaison Lead to support families' engagement with education. The role includes acting as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, maintaining records, and proactively seeking community resources. This position offers flexibility in hours and the possibility of hybrid working arrangements. The successful candidate will be part of a dedicated team that values engagement and community involvement in children's education.

Qualifications

• Experience in outreach and engagement with families.
• Understanding of safeguarding protocols as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
• Ability to maintain detailed records.

Responsibilities

• Support families to engage with school and education.
• Act as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
• Seek community resources to assist families.

Skills

Engagement with families

Attention to detail

Proactive community resource seeking

Job description

Parent and Community Liaison Lead

Wareham St Mary CE Primary School

26 hours, flexible – term‑time, plus inset days (39 weeks)

Salary range: Grade 8 to 9, SCP 12 to 25 (£28,598 to £36,363 FTE per annum). Actual salary: £17,674 to £22,782 per annum pro rata.

Permanent Wareham St Mary CE Primary School are looking for a Parent and Community Liaison Lead to join our highly skilled and motivated team. You will support families who may struggle to engage with school and education, acting as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and ensuring they feel welcome and heard, that their needs and those of their children are met and that they are actively participating in their child’s education. You will not be judgemental but professionally curious, with keen attention to every detail. As well as maintaining detailed and accurate records, you will be proactive in seeking resources within the community to support our families.

There is some flexibility regarding the number of hours and working pattern, including the option to work a hybrid model from home. This can be discussed in more detail at informal visits and interview.

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged. Please contact the Headteacher, Mrs Nicole Davids, on 01929 552517.

External candidates: To apply please send a completed application form to [email protected].

Closing date: Sunday 25 January 2026. We will start to shortlist as applications are received, so we strongly encourage prospective applicants to apply as soon as possible. Please note, we may close the advert prior to the advertised closing date.

Interviews: Friday 30 January 2026.

To comply with statutory safer recruitment practices and obligations, we are unable to shortlist incomplete applications. Please ensure you include a full employment and education history, details of two referees and explain any gaps in employment. CVs will not be accepted.

Further Information

Wareham St Mary CE Primary School is a small, Church of England school at the heart of the community on the edge of the beautiful Jurassic Coast. We are proud that our vision to be nurturing, responsible and courageous encompasses how we treat one another, how we learn and how we develop into citizens of the world. The school has recently achieved a ‘Good’ SIAMS and a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating. The school is part of Coastal Learning Partnership Multi Academy Trust – a vibrant, collaborative Trust of twenty schools working together around shared goals, values and aspirations.

About Us

Coastal Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment.

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate that they meet the essential elements of the person specification and will be subject to pre‑employment checks including a health check, an Enhanced DBS check, a Child Barred List check and satisfactory references. We will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. Applicants are advised that it is an offence to apply for the role if they are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

CLP is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants who meet the person specification will receive equal consideration for employment. We value the fact that our schools are very different, as are our colleagues within them. Our culture is one in which colleagues serve and inspire each other in the spirit of professional generosity; colleagues are empowered to be themselves and to be their best. At CLP, everyone is welcome and encouraged to achieve and be heard.