Family Liaison & Attendance Worker

Teaching Vacancies; North Carolina; On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies in North Carolina seeks a role focused on supporting families and students, improving engagement in academy life and attendance. The position involves coordinating with parents, carers and multi-agency teams to enable access to early help services, and working within a safeguarding framework.

You will collaborate with academy staff to monitor attendance data and support transitions in and out of the academy, contributing to a positive, empowering environment for children and

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the academy’s early help and support for families
• Work directly with parents and students to support engagement in academy life, including access to early help services, attendance interventions and transitions
• Manage a case load of students, engaging in multi-agency meetings where appropriate
• Work closely with the Academy Business Support staff regarding attendance recording and liaising with the Local Authority educational welfare team and education health needs team
• Work with parents/carers in a non-judgmental and empowering way to maximise opportunities available to them
• Work in partnership with parents to identify reasons for non-attendance and collaborate to improve attendance and progress
• Collaborate with the Deputy Head Teacher (Pastoral) to implement attendance strategies and monitor attendance data
• Serve as a member of the Academy’s safeguarding team

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

• To contribute to the academy’s early help and support for families
• To work directly with parents and students to support engagement in academy life, this will include supporting access to early help services, attendance interventions and supporting with transitions in and out of the academy.
• To manage a case load of students, engaging in multi-agency meetings where appropriate.
• To work closely with the Academy Business Support staff, regarding attendance recording, and the Local Authority educational welfare team and education health needs team.
• To work with parents/ carers in a non-judgmental and empowering way, enabling families to get the most out of the educational & other opportunities available to them.
• To work in partnership with parents to identify the reasons for their children’s non-attendance and work with them and others to achieve regular attendance, improve family engagement and promote achievement and progress.
• To work in partnership with the Deputy Head Teacher (Pastoral) to implement strategies relating to attendance and monitor and report on attendance data.
• To act as a member of the Academy’s safeguarding team

What the school offers its staff

• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children and young people with SEND every day.
• A welcoming and inclusive Trust where colleagues are valued and supported to succeed.
• Access to high-quality professional development, training and career progression opportunities.
• A comprehensive induction programme and ongoing support.
• Opportunities to collaborate with highly skilled professionals across a range of specialist settings.
• Access to regional and national networks to enhance professional learning and practice.
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing, work-life balance and employee support.
• The chance to work within multidisciplinary teams that share a common purpose and passion for improving outcomes.
• A culture that encourages innovation, continuous improvement and lifelong learning.

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.