About the role
Parent and Community Liaison Lead and Deputy DSL
Wareham St Mary CE Primary School
26 hours (to be discussed at interview)
Term-time, plus inset days (39 weeks)
Salary range: Grade 8 to 9, SCP 12 to 25 (£28,598 to £36,363 FTE per annum)
Actual salary: £17,674 to £22,782 per annum pro rata
Permanent
As children of God, we are nurturing, responsible and courageous.
We are looking for a Parent and Community Liaison Lead and Deputy DSL to join our highly skilled and motivated team. You will support those families which may struggle to engage with school and education, ensuring they feel welcome and heard, that their needs and those of their children are met and that they are actively participating in their child's education. You will not be judgemental but professionally curious, with keen attention to every detail. As well as maintaining detailed and accurate records, you will be proactive in seeking resources within the community to support our families.
Further Information
Visits to the school are warmly encouraged, please contact the Headteacher, Mrs Nicole Davids, on
External candidates: To apply please send a completed application form to [email protected]
Closing date: We will start to shortlist as applications are received, so we strongly encourage prospective applicants to apply as soon as possible. Please note, we may close the advert prior to the advertised closing date.
Interviews: Week beginning 17 November 2025
To comply with our statutory safer recruitment practices and obligations, we are unable to shortlist incomplete applications. Please ensure you include a full employment and education history, details of two referees and explain any gaps in employment. CVs will not be accepted.
Coastal Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment.
The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate that they meet the essential elements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including a health check, and Enhanced DBS check, Child Barred List check and satisfactory references. We 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. 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 search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. Applicants are advised that it is an offense to apply for the role if they are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
About Us
Wareham St Mary CE Primary School is a small, Church of England school at the heart of the community on the edge of the beautiful Jurassic Coast. We are proud that our vision to be nurturing, responsible and courageous encompasses how we treat one another, how we learn and how we develop into citizens of the world. The school has recently achieved a 'Good' SIAMS and a 'Good' Oftsed rating. The school is part of Coastal Learning Partnership Multi Academy Trust; a vibrant, collaborative Trust of twenty schools working together around shared goals, values and aspirations.