Family Support Worker

Lime Academy Orton; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Lime Trust in Peterborough is seeking an enthusiastic Attendance Administrator to oversee attendance and engage with learners and families, while promoting safeguarding and welfare. You will build strong relationships with parents, carers and external agencies, and support the school business manager with delegated office tasks.

This role requires prior experience in administrative or family support work and proficient ICT skills, contributing to positive, sustained improvements across our

Qualifications

• Experience in attendance coordination or family support is desirable.
• Strong safeguarding mindset and ability to engage with families.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate attendance of learners.
• Promote safeguarding of children and young people within the school.
• Build relationships with parents, carers and external agencies.
• Assist the SBM with delegated office functions.

Skills

Attendance coordination

Safeguarding

Communication

Administrative experience

ICT systems

Job description

Lime Trust is a Multi Academy Trust formed of 9 schools over 11 locations across Peterborough, the London Boroughs of Havering and Waltham Forest and Luton. We have grown to include four primary schools, four all-through special schools and one secondary special school, with 2588 pupils and over 750 employees. In our academies we strive to ensure that:

- Learners are safe and enjoy learning

- Everyone feels included, respected, and valued

- An ambitious curriculum develops our learners for the challenges of life and adulthood

- Employee potential is recognised and invested in

The Trust’s vision is to provide high quality education for pupils through school-to-school collaboration, Trust direction, high challenge and high support. Our values of Respect, Equity, Self-worth, Partnership, Enjoyment, Communication and Trust are core to all we do.

We passionately believe in promoting the well-being of our teams and have a wide range of benefits and systems to support our staff, you can read more about this in the attached recruitment brochure.

Overview of the role:

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual who can:

- Oversee and coordinate the attendance of learners through positive engagement with learners and their families

- Promote safeguarding of children and young people within the school

- Continue to build positive relationships with parents/ carers and external agencies acting as a focal point of liaison

- Support the SBM in delivering all delegated office functions.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

- Excellent attention to detail, be proactive and be confident working with people

- Strong communication skills

- Experience of working in an administrative or family support role

- Practical experience of using ICT systems

- A commitment to the vision and values of the Trust, alongside a collaborative and effective partnership working style will enable you to fulfil this role

- You will be a highly motivated practitioner who is committed to implementing significant and sustained improvements across the schools and the wider Trust, who is enthusiastic to see all our learners’ flourish in safe, secure and welcoming learning environments.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References will be taken up before appointment.