**£28,624 - £34,314 + Excellent benefits**
**Those Huge Small Victories**
For children with complex, challenging needs, the level of care and education
must go above and beyond.
That's what drives us, here at Witherslack Group.
With our high staff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams, we're proud to
have won a reputation for excellence and market leading OFSTED ratings.
There's a certain kind of person who can build bridges between families in
challenging circumstances, the carers working with them and local authorities.
As Family Liaison Officer at Witherslack Group, your experience and passion
for the role will bring about enhanced life opportunities for families all
across the region.
Our aspirational homes, schools and ethos help us achieve
the best possible outcomes.
Our Family Liaison Officers are a huge part of
making sure our children and young people's needs are fully recognised and
comprehensively met.
**Get out what you put in**
This is your chance to make a lasting, positive impact on the lives of
families experiencing educational (and potentially other) difficulties.
Supported by a brilliant and dedicated team, you'll work closely with parents,
young people, carers and the local authority to explore the circumstances and
see how collaborative, effective, life-changing resolutions can be agreed and
put into place.
It will also be up to you to coordinate visits to see parents,
where you'll talk at length and work out strategies for coping with whatever
life throws at them.
Then you'll draw on your broad knowledge of local
resources to help direct them to all the additional support they might need.
Not to mention organising and taking part in admission interviews in
partnership with the Head Teacher and making sure full and detailed inductions
are given.
**One of the best environments in SEND**
Hartwell School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality
education, based in Stockton-on-Tees.
The school meets the needs of a diverse
group of pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs,
alongside a range of other associated conditions.
The recent Ofsted rating of Good has established the school as one of the
leading specialist provisions in the North East.
**What we do for you**
We know you're going to do great things.
For your hard work and commitment, we
reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector.
With us, you'll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to
the lives of our young people – plus you'll get:
* **Training** : A full induction and on the job training
* **Holiday:** You'll work hard at WG, so you'll be rewarded with 35 days holiday including bank holidays
* **Progression:** If career development is your thing, most of our head teachers and leaders have been promoted from within our group
* **Flexible benefits:** meaning you can increasedecrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefits here
* **Wellbeing:** a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
* **Medical cover** so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
* **Beautiful working environments** with the very best facilities – check out our schools here
* A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time
* **Contributory pension scheme** – matched up to 5%
**Bring your whole-self to work**
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Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with
different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams
can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves.
You'll be
more than a Family Liaison Officer, it's a truly special type of person that
will thrive here, who has;
* Previous experience with SEN and with working with families in challenging circumstances and expertise to support and resolve difficulties
* Strong contacts within the local authority, including education, social services and healthcare professionals
* Experience of multi-agency work with an understanding of legislation, policies and guidance around safeguarding and child
protection
* Genuine passion for wanting to enhance the life opportunities for our young people and their families and the ability to be empathetic and understanding
**Interested in joining us?
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Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about
our teams.
You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led
employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.
_The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare
of its young people.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will
cover the cost) and an online search.
We are an equal opportunities employer
welcoming applications from all sections of the community._
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