Vacancy Advert. Doubletrees School

 

Job Title: Family Engagement Coordinator

Closing Date: 11^th July 2025 midday

Interview Date:16^th July 2025

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: £26,744.00 FTE – Actual Salary £21,527.43

Location: Doubletrees School, St Blazey Gate, PL24 2DS

Contract type: Permanent, 41 working weeks 32.5 hours per week 09:00 – 16:00.

Are you an experienced administrator?

Do you enjoy spending time working with people to explore solutions to challenges they may face?

Are you naturally empathetic and curious about learning more about supporting families of children with special educational needs?

If so, we have the perfect job available for you!

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated individual who has excellent administrative skills to join our team. This role plays a crucial part in fostering positive relationships between the school and the families of our students. Training and support is provided, and hours can be discussed. 

As the Family Engagement Coordinator, you will work closely with families, supporting them throughout their journey with the school and promoting their involvement in their child’s education. You will also be working within the admin team, supporting with general administration duties within the school.

You will be IT competent and will have high standards of verbal and written communication. A passion and desire to provide parent/carers with a supportive learning and education community in which to thrive and grow is essential.

This is a real opportunity for an empathetic, talented administrator to support us to take parental engagement at our school to the next level. Working in partnership with our parents is crucial to the wellbeing and future success of our young people. You will have the opportunity to work alongside a dedicated and skilled staff team, wonderful learners and their families and a broad range of external partners, all within the unique setting of a special multi-academy trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and to support and develop the school in line with its shared values and improvement priorities. We provide a creative and ambitious range of learning for 105 pupils with a range of complex learning, physical and communication needs aged from 2-19 years. The school is a member of the Special

Partnership Trust, an ambitious and inspiring collaboration of specialist provision in Cornwall, with a focus on excellence in learning for everyone.

Doubletrees School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of checks and references, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We will offer you a detailed induction and ongoing, high quality professional development opportunities to fully develop in your role.  Following updated guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education; Doubletrees School will undertake an online check of all shortlisted candidates.

If you have the commitment, energy, initiative and drive to help us meet our core values, then we welcome your application. Informal visits are encouraged by appointment only. Please call 01726 812757 to arrange a visit.

Please visit the school website www.doubletrees.org.uk for further information and an application pack.

Completed applications should be returned to the School Administrative Manager msandham@doubletrees.org.uk.

Please note CV’s will not be considered.