Attendance & Family Liaison Worker

Teaching Vacancies; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive school

CPD opportunities

Cross-trust collaboration

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Flexible working arrangements

Discounts through benefits platform

LGPS Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

24/7 GP

Job summary

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is seeking an Attendance & Family Liaison Worker to support the school in all matters relating to attendance and to play a key role in increasing pupil attendance. You will work with families and students to improve attendance and ensure safeguarding considerations are met.

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 3:30pm. The role offers a supportive environment with opportunities for CPD and flexible working arrangements at hire.

Qualifications

• Experience working with attendance initiatives or attendance improvement programmes.
• Experience engaging with families and students to support school attendance.

Responsibilities

• Support school attendance initiatives and drive pupil attendance improvements.
• Collaborate with families, students and school staff to monitor and promote regular attendance.
• Contribute to safeguarding and pastoral support as part of the attendance strategy.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a Attendance & Family Liaison Worker who can Support the school in all matters relating to attendance and play a key role in increasing pupil attendance. Support attendance of the school through work with families and students.

What the school offers its staff

• The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious school
• A commitment to a personalised progam of CPD
• Opportunity to collaborate across Trust schools
• Access to a 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible and family friendly policies and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements at the point of hire.
• Benefits platform which offers valuable discounts
• Access to the LGPS Pension Scheme

Further details about the role

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday 8.30 - 3.30pm

We are looking for a Attendance & Family Liaison Worker who can Support the school in all matters relating to attendance and play a key role in increasing pupil attendance. Support attendance of the school through work with families and students.

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious school
• A commitment to a personalised progam of CPD
• Opportunity to collaborate across Trust schools
• Access to a 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible and family friendly policies and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements at the point of hire.
• Benefits platform which offers valuable discounts
• Access to the LGPS Pension Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• 24/7 GP

Contact us:

For more information about the school, or to arrange an informal discussion, please phone the main office on 01245 326325.

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;

Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;

The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.

As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to fair treatment of all applicants and employees. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any applicant on the basis of a criminal conviction or other information declared. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to disclose all cautions and convictions, including those which would otherwise be considered spent, unless protected under current legislation and guidance.

In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.

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.