Attendance and Family Liaison Officer


Dates:                       September 2024 start
Salary:                      SCP 8-13,  £24,702 (FTE) £16,918 (actual) 
Hours:                       32.5 per week, Term Time plus 2 INSET days
Contract term:          Permanent

The successful candidate will be able to work between the hours of 0730 and 1430 Monday to Friday. The main priority of the role is to ensure all pupils are registered correctly every day and to follow up on any absence concerns, as well as working with families to support the overall good attendance at school. 

The successful candidate will be expected to be a competent computer user with the ability to accurately record the daily absences of pupils to ensure that all pupils are accounted for. You will be a good communicator with the ability to work as part of a team, be able to use your own initiative and be able to prioritise the tasks in hand.  Whilst the priority of the role is to ensure all pupils are accounted for daily a large part of the role will also be working with the pastoral team to identify pupils whose attendance is falling. This role will see the successful candidate working closely with the pastoral team to not only support pupil attendance but also look at the holistic support that is on offer for individuals and groups of pupils with the knowledge that the successful candidate will bring having also built strong relationships with the families. 

A full job pack can be found here.

Candidates should complete an application form, attached here, and supporting statement addressing the criteria presented in the role description and person specification. Completed applications should be sent to [email protected] by midday on Tuesday 9th July.  Early applications are encouraged, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to this deadline.

Chichester Free School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

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