Attendance & Family Liaison Officer

Airedale Academy; Wheldon; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Castleford Trust is seeking a proactive Attendance Officer to drive excellent pupil attendance at Airedale Academy. You will work with the Educational Welfare Officer, attendance staff and senior leaders to develop and implement whole-school strategies.

You will engage with families through home visits and on-site meetings, supporting pupils to overcome attendance barriers while safeguarding welfare and coordinating with external agencies as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience working with families with complex needs.
• Excellent literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
• Great problem solver with strong organisational and time management skills.
• Able to relate well to both children and adults.

Responsibilities

• Promote excellent levels of attendance across the Academy.
• Collaborate with Educational Welfare Officer, Attendance Administrators, Family Liaison Officers and Senior Leaders to implement attendance strategies.
• Engage with parents/carers and families via home visits or on-site visits to explore and offer support to improve pupil attendance.
• Support and challenge pupils and their families to improve attendance.
• Contribute to safeguarding and the welfare of pupils who attend the Academy.
• Liaise with external agencies to support pupils and families to improve attendance.

Skills

Communication

Literacy

Numeracy

IT Skills

Problem Solving

Time Management

Emotional Resilience

Interpersonal Skills

Tools

Office software

Job description

Castleford Trust is seeking a proactive Attendance Officer to drive excellent pupil attendance at Airedale Academy. You will work with the Educational Welfare Officer, attendance staff and senior leaders to develop and implement whole-school strategies.

You will engage with families through home visits and on-site meetings, supporting pupils to overcome attendance barriers while safeguarding welfare and coordinating with external agencies as needed.