Parent Liaison Officer

We are looking for an experienced Parent Liaison Officer to join our caring and passionate team and make a lasting impact for children and families affected by child exploitation.

Your role as Parent Liaison Officer will be to work with multi-agency partners, tackling child exploitation as an independent source of support and contact for parents whose children are being sexually and criminally exploited.

You will liaise between statutory agencies and families in order to maximise the ability of all parties to safeguard a child at risk of/being sexually and criminally exploited and promote best practice in the work of professionals to safeguard children.

Our successful candidate will have an understanding of issues faced by young people and their families, particularly in relation to exploitation and abuse, as well as knowledge of safeguarding agencies and LSCB roles. You will have a commitment to the ethos of Ivison Trust, working with parents as valued partners in tackling child exploitation. You will also need a relevant qualification.

Responsible to: Head of Parent Services

Hours of work: 22.5 hrs between Monday-Friday, with occasional out of hours

Location: Blackburn and Darwen

Salary & Benefits: £19,504 (Actual Salary)

Holidays/entitlement: 25 days (pro rata), plus 3 days between Christmas and New Year, plus bank holidays
Pension scheme 8% employer’s contribution
Extensive training package

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Professional development opportunities

Ivison Trust runs a national training programme which our employees can access as part of their professional development. All of our front-line support staff have the opportunity to gain our Ivison Trust ACSEP qualification, a Level 4 Award in Child Sexual Exploitation which recently received “Outstanding”.

Staff wellbeing

Supporting staff wellbeing is fundamental to our values, ensuring we show the same compassion to ourselves that we share with the families we work alongside. We are proud of the safe, supportive and reflective culture of our team. The following initiatives are available to our Parent Liaison Officer Team: access to regular clinical supervision, external supervision, wellbeing walks, and wellbeing days.

How to apply

Please send a copy of the completed Application Form to info@ivisontrust.org.uk by midnight on the 9th March 2026. Interviews will be held w/c 16th March 2026.