School Engagement Officer

Netherwood Academy; Wombwell; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Support progression

CPD opportunities

Promotion opportunities

Excellent senior leadership support

Job summary

Astrea Academy Netherwood is seeking a School Engagement Officer to support attendance and behaviour, ensuring smooth systems and strengthening links with families in our £35 million campus.

You will be dependable, well-organised, and capable of working under direction or independently to help every scholar access the best education. This role offers progression opportunities within the Astrea South Yorkshire region.

Responsibilities

• Support attendance and behaviour systems and processes
• Build strong relationships with parents and the community
• Help colleagues deliver high-quality education and access to opportunities
• Work under direction and on own initiative to maintain smooth school operations

Job description

School Engagement Officer - Astrea Academy Netherwood

Do you want to be part of a team which strives to generate rapid improvement?

Are you meticulous in your approach to your own work and in securing high-quality contributions from others in the team?

Are you passionate about making sure systems and processes run smoothly and efficiently?

Astrea Academy Netherwood is an 11-16 academy which opened in September 2012, set in an extensive £35 million campus. As part of Astrea Academy Trust, Astrea Academy Netherwood is in an exciting period of development.

As School Engagement Officer, you will be consistent, dependable and organised, as well as committed to supporting your colleagues to deliver the very best education possible. This is a crucial position in our structure, as the School Engagement Officer plays a vital role in school systems relating to attendance and behaviour. The role allows the academy to build on strong relationships that have already been formed between the school and the community, fostering community cohesion, collaboration and support to ensure that all parents and scholars have the tools they need to access the very best education.

The ideal candidate will have an unstinting commitment to ensuring that all children have the right to access high quality education every day. We need someone who is organised and prepared to work hard under direction as well as under their own auspices to ensure all scholars and parents are supported within and beyond the academy.

We are values-driven and our vision is to provide an inclusive, aspirational and academic education for all our scholars, so that all of them will learn, thrive and lead successful lives. We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs. We want to ensure that all our scholars have the option to be able to go to university or aspirational alternative. We are not going to reduce expectations because of a child's background or home life, or because they are new to English or have a special education need. In fact, the opposite is true. It is our job to redouble our efforts to help children overcome these barriers so that they can flourish.

We value our staff highly and treat workload very seriously. Our systems are high leverage, ensuring you can really focus on your core purpose.

What we offer:

Support and progression opportunities

Excellent support from the Astrea Trust Central team

Highly visible/supportive senior leaders who have your back

Excellent ongoing CPD, career development and promotion opportunities across the Astrea South Yorkshire region

Opportunity to complete further qualifications

An unrivalled professional progression model

What we are looking for:

The successful candidate will be:

Aligned to our values and mission. If you are the type of person who fits with our culture, you will love working here

Someone who passionately believes that all children can achieve, no matter what their starting point, background or needs.

We actively welcome visits and would be delighted to show you around our academy to appreciate fully our excellent learning environment (details in the applicant brief).

The closing date for all applications is midnight on 1st November 2026.

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks.