At a Glance
- Tasks: Support students and families to improve attendance and engagement in a school environment.
- Company: A supportive school focused on staff wellbeing and student welfare.
- Benefits: Wellbeing initiatives, professional development, pension scheme, and lifestyle discounts.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team dedicated to safeguarding and promoting student welfare.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in students' lives while building strong community relationships.
- Qualifications: Organisational skills, compassion, and experience in supporting students and families.
The predicted salary is between 28228 - 34500 £ per year.
What skills and experience we're looking for
Hours: 37 hours per week. Monday to Thursday 7.45am – 3.45pm and Friday 7.45am – 3.15pm.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
We are seeking a highly organised, proactive and compassionate Attendance & Family Liaison Officer to join our team.
This is a pivotal role at the heart of our school, acting as a key link between school and home.
We are looking for someone who can build positive and professional relationships with students, families and colleagues, communicate confidently and sensitively, and remain calm and organised when managing competing priorities.
Working closely with students, families, pastoral teams, safeguarding colleagues and senior leaders, you will play a vital role in improving attendance, engagement and student welfare.
You will use your initiative, strong organisational skills and attention to detail to coordinate attendance processes, support families to overcome barriers to learning and ensure vulnerable students receive the right support at the right time.
If you are committed to delivering excellent service, confident working with data and systems, and motivated by making a positive difference to students' lives, we would love to hear from you.
What the role involves in a nutshell
- Manage the day-to-day attendance processes and interventions to promote excellent attendance across the school community.
- Work directly with students and families to overcome barriers to attendance and engagement.
- Build strong partnerships with students, families and external agencies.
- Work alongside attendance, safeguarding, pastoral and senior leaders to ensure vulnerable students receive the support they need.
What you’ll get in return?
- You’ll be joining a school and Trust which is all about putting staff first – with numerous wellbeing initiatives and social events to enjoy each term!
- Automatic enrolment to the West Yorkshire Pension Fund.
- A Supportive and forward-thinking Leadership Team.
- Staff development through proactive personal and professional development.
- Additional holidays linked to service.
- Rewards and discounts.
- GP Online and Prescription Service.
- Your Care Wellbeing & EAP.
- Lifestyle benefits & discounts.
- Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.
If our school sounds like a place in which you could really make a difference, then we’d love to hear from you.
Read our Job Pack below for further information.
SAFER RECRUITMENT
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
All staff and volunteers are expected to behave in a way that supports this commitment and are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
If you are shortlisted for interview, we will undertake an online public search in line with guidance from the Department for Education and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.
What the school offers its staff see above.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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