Family Liaison Officer - Inclusion

Location: Rawtenstall

– this role does not offer sponsorship.

About the Role

As Family Liaison Officer (Inclusion), you will play a vital role in strengthening partnerships between school, families and external agencies to ensure every child can fully access education and achieve positive outcomes. With a particular focus on vulnerable learners and those at risk of exclusion, you will champion inclusion, promote engagement and attendance, and provide coordinated support that removes barriers to learning.

You will also act as the lead professional for students attending Alternative Education Providers (AP), ensuring placements are safe, appropriate and effective, and that families remain informed, supported and actively involved throughout.

Key Responsibilities Family and Community Engagement

• Build strong, trusting relationships with parents and carers to promote inclusion, attendance and positive engagement.
• Act as a key point of contact for families requiring additional support, offering guidance and signposting to external services.

Inclusion and Attendance

• Work closely with the Inclusion Team to identify pupils at risk of exclusion, persistent absence or disengagement.
• Develop and implement early intervention strategies to improve attendance and behaviour.

Alternative Provision (AP) Leadership

• Act as the lead professional for all pupils accessing Alternative Provision.
• Coordinate AP placements, ensuring they are high quality and meet individual learner needs.

Pupil Support and Wellbeing

• Provide one-to-one mentoring and emotional support for pupils at risk of disengagement or exclusion.
• Support pupils returning from AP, suspension or extended absence.

Safeguarding and Welfare

• Be an active member of the school’s safeguarding and inclusion team.
• Identify and report concerns in line with school and statutory procedures.

Communication and Administration

• Maintain accurate, confidential records of work with pupils, families and providers.
• Contribute to reports for senior leaders, governors and the local authority on inclusion, AP and family engagement.

Experience and Qualifications

• GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths.
• Relevant qualification in education, family support or youth work (Level 3/4 or above).
• Experience supporting children, young people and families in educational or community settings.
• Experience promoting inclusion and removing barriers to learning.
• Experience working with external agencies and within multi‑agency forums.
• Full UK Driving Licence

This role is ideal for a compassionate, organised and proactive professional who is committed to inclusive practice and making a lasting difference to the lives of children and their families.

About the School

Belmont Secondary is an independent, specialist day school for boys 11 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs. Our dedicated team, work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them both academically and socially to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

This opportunity is within commutable distance of Rawtenstall, Bury, Burnley and surrounding areas.

We are part of Acorn Education and can offer plenty of challenges along with a wide range of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK’s leading provider of specialist education for children and young people with special educational needs. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in creating and delivering innovative approaches that achieve measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why join Acorn Education?

We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact…