Family Liaison Officer - Carisbrooke College

Job Purpose:

To support the pastoral teams in the delivery of high-quality behaviour for learning by co-coordinating and leading on all issues relating to the support of vulnerable students within the federation, particularly the areas of behaviour, attendance and early help support. 

Behaviour and Engagement

• To lead and co-ordinate contact and liaison with external agencies supporting vulnerable students. 
• Take a lead role in co-coordinating and managing Early Help plans across the federation. 
• Implement positive behaviour strategies, as appropriate, to individual / groups of students. 
• Act as a role model by setting challenging and demanding expectations and promote self-esteem and independence. 
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all students. 
• Take a lead role in the development, implementation and monitoring of individual Behaviour/Attendance Plans and contracts including Pastoral Support Programmes with the goal of improving behaviour/ attendance, specifically with those students that attendance is a cause for concern. 
• Establish constructive and positive relationships with all students and interact with them according to individual needs. 
• Keep accurate records for each student, recording issues and actions taken. 
• Prepare reports on students for parents and meetings, as required. 
• Work with partner agencies – internal and external - in order to provide interventions to improve behaviour of students. 
• Provide emotional and behavioural support to students and liaise with parents/outside agencies. 
• Lead, attend and contribute to meetings. 

Supporting Positive Behaviour 

• Develop and embed strategies, in liaison with Heads of Year, Faculty Leaders and members of SLT to support students to achieve positive behaviour and attendance at all times. 
• Be part of the team supporting and monitoring students’ response to intervention and provide information and feedback to colleagues as required.

Supporting Families

• Meet with parents/carers, as necessary, to support students in improving their behaviour and attendance. 
• Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers. 
• Act as a contact for parents/carers if the behaviour or attendance of students gives cause for concern. 
• Undertake home visits where appropriate to support school-based improvement strategies for vulnerable students and those at risk of permanent exclusion or becoming CME.

Supporting Colleagues 

• Develop, co-ordinate, monitor and communicate strategies in liaison with teachers to support students towards improving behaviour and attendance. 
• Provide regular feedback to line manager, staff, students about behaviour and any other issues as appropriate. 
• Promote good behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with Federation policy. 
• Lead on the support for, and the arrangements relating to, alternative learning packages that may be required to support students identified as being at high risk of permanent exclusion. 
• Ensure appropriate monitoring processes and open lines of communication with all colleagues supporting students. 

Administration

• Organise and chair meetings, as appropriate. 
• Update student Welfare notes, both paper based and those maintained on the SIMS database and My Concerns. 
• Refer students with a range of social, emotional, developmental, behavioural and learning needs to the relevant internal or external agencies.