School Liaison Officer

Role Responsibility

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the PRU, Inclusion and Attendance Service (PIAS). We make a difference to the attainment, wellbeing, and wider life chances of children and young people in Kent by improving attendance at school.

You will be joining a friendly team who work in a multi-agency context and take a solution focused approach when dealing with complex and challenging situations.

As a School Liaison Officer, you will provide specialist advice and guidance to schools, parents and partners. This requires the ability to communicate effectively with parents/carers, young people and school staff, including headteachers.

We are looking for a practitioner who has experience holding challenging conversations and finding positive outcomes. There are occasions when legal intervention is pursued against parents who fail to secure their child’s regular attendance at school. A high standard of report writing, with attention to detail, whilst meeting tight deadlines, is therefore essential.

This role will require visiting schools, family homes and other locations as required.

The closing date for this vacancy is 23 July 2023. Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply. Interviews for successful candidates will take place on 31 July or 1 August.

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This role is subject to holding a Full UK Driving Licence – The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments so whilst this job requires the jobholder to drive your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability.

Contact Details

For further information, please contact either Cathy Edwards (Mon-Weds) on 03000 411958 or Maxine Gamage (Thurs/Fri) on 03000 411997

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.