Job Description

Ref: SCH-WDT-0340

19 day(s) remaining

Establishment:

Halewood Academy

Location:

Halewood

Salary:

21,441 - 22,854

Department:

Pastoral Team

Job Type:

Full Time

Closing Date:

11/08/2025 09:00

Interview Date:

w/c 18/08/2025

Start Date:

01/09/2025
Additional Information

Contract Type:

Permanent

Contract Term:

TTO - Term time only

Hours per Week:

37.00

Weeks per Year:

43.700

Pay Grade:

NJC Grade 4, SCP 7-11
The Role


We seek to appoint a committed and dynamic Home School Liaison Officer who has the relevant qualifications and proven experience of working with young people and their families. The role is to provide support, motivation and guidance to pupil and their families to overcome barriers and to raise levels of attendance.



The successful candidate will work as an integral part of the school's Pastoral and Attendance Teams to identify pupils with below expected attendance levels and initiate contact with parents/carers to identify and remove potential barriers to attendance.





The successful candidate will undertake daily home visits along with another member of staff to support and challenge parents/carers and pupils to attend school. They will initiate and implement attendance strategies, interventions and programmes of support to raise attendance levels of key cohorts of pupils across the whole school.
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The successful candidate must have a full clean UK driving licence and access to a car on a daily basis.




Qualifications

Qualification Title

Grade

Good qualifications in both English and Maths
Essential


Skills

Relevant Skills

Good inter-personal skills including mediation and conflict resolution
Essential


Demonstrable awareness of legislation relating to school attendance
Desirable


Demonstrable awareness of legislation relating to the welfare and protection of children
Desirable


To have the ability to prioritise and organise own workload
Essential


Good standard of ICT literacy including the use of Microsoft Office 365
Essential


Relate to and work well with others as a member of a team
Essential

Experience/Knowledge

Experience of working in an educational and/or social care setting with young people
Desirable


Effective communication with children, carers and other professionals
Essential


Ability to display an understanding of social/welfare issues as they affect children, families and schools
Essential


Ability to deal with difficult situations
Essential

Personal Attributes

Commitment to the values and ethos of the Trust
Essential


Commitment to acting with integrity, honesty, loyalty and fairness
Essential


Deal with difficult situations effectively
Essential

Organisational Fit

Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
Essential

Safeguarding Information


The Wade Deacon Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure. All applicants should read the school's Safeguarding/Child Protection policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on our websites.


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Halewood Academy


The Avenue, Wood Road

Halewood

Knowsley


L26 1UU



Alison Aldred


HumanResources@HalewoodAc...