Home School Liaison Assistant

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an enthusiastic and communicative Home School Liaison Assistant to act as a bridge between home and school. You will work closely with families, helping to support students' educational and emotional development by ensuring clear communication and fostering positive relationships between school and home.

Key Responsibilities

• To take a lead role in Early Help in conjunction with the home school liaison manager and DSL to identify vulnerable students who might benefit from Early Help support and attend meetings
• To actively promote positive relationships between school and home setting in support of our pupils and their families, enhancing parent/carer engagement with the school and other external agencies
• Promote and develop stakeholder engagement, including networking with external agencies and the voluntary sector in supporting/meeting needs of our more vulnerable children
• Enhance communication between school and home, recognising the multi-cultural community and diversity of needs that the school serves

Key Requirements

• GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths, grade 4/C or above.
• Evidence of relevant safeguarding and child protection training.
• Willingness to undertake further professional development relevant to the role.

Experience of supporting safeguarding, attendance, early help, or pastoral interventions

What the school offers its staff

OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:

Rewards & Benefits

• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Home Electronics Scheme and Employee Car Lease Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.