Parent Link Officer - Wyke Regis Church of England Junior

20 hours per week

We are seeking to appoint a Parent Link Officer who will assist our senior leadership team in engaging with our families. Supporting parents to help their children achieve their full potential will be a key part of the role. We are looking for someone who has preferably had some experience of working with families, parents or children; although this experience does not necessarily have to have been in a school setting.

The contract is for a fixed term position for 20 hours per week, term time only, initially until July 2026. There is the potential for increasing these hours, as the role evolves.

The ideal candidate will be compassionate, dynamic and confident; having the initiative to take on a brand new role and work with the senior leadership team to evolve new practice and support for parents. A key area will be monitoring school attendance and building strong links between home and school.

This is an exciting time to join our fantastic team at Wyke, supporting children to thrive in their learning and to be part of a dedicated staff team. This role covers our Federation consisting of Wyke Regis Infants School and Nursery and Wyke Regis CE Junior School.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and can be arranged by telephoning the school office on 01305 786041 or by email to [email protected]

Wyke Regis Primary Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Government Safer Recruitment guidelines.

The Federation values the diversity of our work force and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Wyke Regis Primary Federation will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.