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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and professional Family liaison officer (FLO) to join us at Dagenham Park Church of England School from December 2024 until July 2025.
This is a key school role at the heart of working with our families and pupils, to develop home/school partnerships, remove barriers to learning and promote positive attitudes towards school and education. It is a demanding yet rewarding role and requires someone with the right knowledge, skills and experience, together with an engaging personality and the confidence and ability to motivate and quickly gain the respect of others.
As a FLO, you will have a strong belief in inclusion and the right for each child to be successful whatever their needs and abilities, a sound understanding of safeguarding and experience in multi-agency working.
The successful candidate will:

• be sensitive, caring and determined to make a difference.
• be comfortable working independently using their own initiative or as part of a team.
• have excellent interpersonal skills to both support and challenge families.
• have the confidence and resilience to tackle persistent absenteeism with rigor to ensure excellent attendance of students across the school.
• have the skills and confidence to develop positive relationships with, as well as challenge, hard to reach families.
• be able to encourage identified students and/or families to enter into a mutually beneficial partnership with the school, using a range of strategies to address barriers to learning.
• ideally have recent and successful experience of working with hard-to-reach families and other agencies.
• be able to build up a body of good practice which can be shared with others.
• possess excellent organisation, administration, communication and IT skills.

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Able to work as part of a team
• Can meet new challenges and welcome change
• Innovative and dedicated
• Experienced working with children/young adults

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, including persons with disabilities.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Appointment to this post with be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory medical and employment references.
The school, who achieved the Ofsted rating ‘Good’ in January 2020, is located within easy reach of central London via the District Line and easily accessible via the A13. There is a high-quality induction and extensive in-house CPD program available to staff as part of our strong commitment to staff development with a wide range of experience in the DP6 team. All staff have access to the gym, café facilities and regular social events organised by the Wellbeing Committee.
Dagenham Park Church of England School is a diverse school and dedicated to inclusive learning for all. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community including persons with disabilities. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process including a Disclosure Check will be undertaken on all applicants.

Dagenham Park is a Church of England denominational, co-educational secondary school with Sixth Form situated in East London. As of the most recent inspection, there were 1,394 students on the school roll, of which 164 were in sixth form. The nearest London Underground station is Dagenham Heathway on the District Line.

Headteacher - Chris Ash

Values and Vision

Dagenham Park Church of England School is a truly inclusive school; committed to developing each individual, nurturing their talents and aspirations in order to develop confident young people who are ready for the challenges of adult life in the modern world. The school strives to inspire learners to excellence, stretching them academically and harnessing their creative energies so that they can make a full contribution to the school, wider community and beyond.
As a Voluntary Controlled Church of England school Dagenham Park is open to those of all faiths and none. The school aims to serve its community by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. It encourages an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith and promotes Christian values through the experience it offers to all its students.

Awards

• English Team of the Year 2017 TES Awards Winner
• Shortlisted Creative School of the Year 2018 TES Awards
• Shortlisted for Inclusive School of the Year TES Awards 2023
• SSAT Educational Outcomes Award 2015 and 2016.

GCSE Performance 2017

• Progress 8 score is above the national average at 0.18.
• Students achieving a Grade 4 and above in English and Mathematics is 52% .
• The English Department achieved a Progress 8 score of 0.9 in 2016 placing them in the top 1% in the country .
• Results in Languages were placed in the top 20% of schools for progress.
• 34% of students achieved the English Baccalaureate.

Ofsted

Dagenham Park Church of England School was last inspected on 21st January 2020 in which the school received an a report and rating - GOOD .
Dagenham Park Church of England School continues to be a good school.
Leaders have reviewed what they want pupils to learn and when they want them to learn it in all subject areas. This means that learning is planned and sequenced so that pupils can remember more and develop their skills. Leaders’ actions mean that pupils achieve well at this school. Teachers check that pupils can recall previous lessons through ‘do now’ activities. Teachers implement leaders’ plans well. Pupils’ books include good-quality work and show how the pupils are learning the planned subject content. Teachers and pupils assess the work in books and pupils correct their mistakes and misunderstandings
Please click the link below to view the full Ofsted report.
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