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£36,522 - £38,058 a year
Location
Haringey
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Summary
We are looking for a compassionate, proactive and highly organised individual who is committed to building strong relationships between school, home and the wider community. As a Home Academy Liaison Officer, you will play a crucial role in supporting student wellbeing, attendance and engagement by working closely with families.
At Harris Academy Tottenham, you will become part of a committed and collaborative team, working together to support our exceptional students and their families. If you are seeking a rewarding role where you can make a meaningful impact and continue to grow both personally and professionally, we encourage you to apply.
About Us
At Harris Academy Tottenham, we instil an ethos of hard work, dedication and commitment to learning, through our Academy values.
These are:
To ENDEAVOUR is to strive for your goals, through maintaining the highest expectations of ourselves.
To ENJOY is to take delight and pleasure in the learning process; To gain a feeling of success through relentless passion and drive.
To EXCEL is to achieve your full potential, through mastery of concepts and an ambition to be the best you can be.
At Harris Academy Tottenham, we are innovative, open and collaborative. We would like fellow innovators, passionate pedagogists and creative class leaders to join us during this exciting time. With a dedicated SLT team on hand for support and guidance, there are a multitude of CPD opportunities to thrive on. You can expect to be a part of a fantastic team of dedicated teachers and support staff as well as an attentive, supportive work culture.
Our brand-new facilities allow us to continue expanding our curriculum offer, ensuring students experiences are both varied and enriching. The premises has undergone a comprehensive programme of refurbishment, and reached completion in May 2019. Our new Sports Block opened in May 2019, and has fantastic facilities including a Sports Hall, Activity Studio, Multi Use Game Areas.
Having been recognised as ‘Outstanding' by OFSTED in January 2023, we are excited to have new members of staff join us in delivering transformative learning experiences. The inspectors commented that ‘learning is the business of the day' and that sentiment underpins all that we do. Since then, the school continues to grow and strive for the highest standards.
At our Academy, children will develop their academic scholarship alongside their character; becoming citizens who are a credit to their local community. We provide an extensive extracurricular programme to allow students to develop as a well-rounded person, ready and prepared to embark upon whichever pathway they desire. That is only possible through the partnership that exists between families and colleagues and partners at the academy. We are incredibly proud of the close relationships that develop between colleagues, parents, governors and pupils, and indeed they are central to all that we do.” Nick Soar, Executive Principal
Main Areas of Responsibility
Your responsibilities will include:
Overseeing Educational Welfare across the academy.
Managing a caseload of ‘at risk’ students, where attendance falls below 85% and implement strategies to improve attendance
Monitoring and improving the attendance of most vulnerable students
Ensuring compliance with statutory duties, including reporting persistent and severe absenteeism
Conducting home visits to engage families and address barriers to school attendance
Maintaining accurate attendance records and preparing reports
Representing the academy at external meetings e.g. Social Services Case Conferences, Child in Need Meetings, LAC Reviews
Communicating effectively with all external agencies including possible alternative providers
Ensuring effective communication/consultation as appropriate with the parents of students
Leading on legal interventions for non-attendance where necessary
Co-ordinating appropriate and tailored alternative provision for students unable to thrive in mainstream education
Supporting the school’s inclusion strategy
Maintaining the alternative provision tracker and monitoring student progress
Building and maintaining partnerships with external providers, agencies, and support networks
Ensuring safeguarding and health and safety standards in alternative provision settings
Acting as a liaison between the academy, external providers, students, and families to ensure seamless support and transition to alternative placemen
Ensuring compliance with local and national policies related to alternative provision. as well as safeguarding protocols
Regularly reviewing alternative provision placements and providing feedback to stakeholders.
Maintaining confidential records of support
Preparing of reports and maintaining records relating to student referrals and subsequent counselling or support
Providing support to the attendance team
Providing administrative support to coordinate internal seclusion
Qualifications Experience
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.
Next Steps
If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation.
Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application, and throughout the recruitment process.
We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.
Professional Development 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 a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) for staff who work across the full year, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.
Safeguarding Notice
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.
Equal Opportunities
The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.
Job Reference: HF06887-HATO
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