Home Academy Liaison Officer

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are currently seeking to appoint a part-time Home Academy Liaison Officer (HALO) to play a key role in supporting the welfare, attendance and success of students across our Sixth Form.

We would like to hear from you have

• Qualifications to degree level or equivalent
• Knowledge of behaviour for learning policies
• Knowledge of the range of barriers to learning that students face
• Training in child protection and safeguarding procedures
• Basic knowledge of first aid (e.g. emergency first aid course)
• At least three years' experience of working in an inner city school or educational establishment in a pastoral capacity
• Experience of dealing successfully with a range of issues influencing poor attendance
• Experience of working with staff to ensure excellent standards of attendance and punctuality
• Experience of working with families
• Experience of working with challenging students and parents, and finding ways in which we can meet their needs more successfully

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

What the school offers its staff

The vision of Harris Academy Clapham is a simple one. From our opening in September 2020, our academy is a place where ‘everything is possible'.

The Clapham curriculum is designed to meet the needs, aspirations and abilities of every one of our students. Our aim is to improve their life chances and enable them to make a positive contribution to the city and world in which they live.

At Harris Clapham, the curriculum is delivered through high-quality teaching. This is codified in our research-informed approach to pedagogy, which we call the Clapham Way.

Through the Clapham academic, enrichment and pastoral curriculum we expect our students to develop powerful knowledge and the following values and character attributes that will enable them to achieve our vision that ‘Everything is Possible'.

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, an Annual Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more aboutour benefitson our website.

Further details about the role

Your responsibilities will include

• Managing a caseload of ‘at risk' students, where attendance falls below 85% and implement prompt, consistent intervention strategies to improve attendance
• Monitoring the attendance of most vulnerable students at the academy
• Managing the process of addressing poor attendance across the academy
• Representing the academy at external meetings, including Social Services Case Conferences, Child in Need Meetings and LAC Reviews
• Line management of the Attendance Officer
• Liaising with the Academy Leadership Group to address any attendance or welfare concerns
• Assisting with the smooth running of the student information centre (SIC)
• Communicating effectively with external agencies including possible alternative providers
• Ensuring effective and appropriate communication/consultation with parents, including home visits if necessary
• Liaising with the local authority when cases of poor attendance reach the level of legal intervention
• Maintaining the confidential records of support for all students referred
• The preparation of reports and maintaining records relating to student referrals and subsequent counselling or support from academy staff or other agencies

Commitment to safeguarding

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.