Attendance and Family Liaison Officer

The West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy seek to appoint an Attendance and Family Liaison Officer.  

The purpose of the role will be to: 

·        Provide strategic leadership of strategies to improve attendance and punctuality across the Academy; 

·        Work alongside external agencies, providing the best provision for every child, to ensure improved attendance; 

·        Support students in achieving their full academic potential; 

·        Building good relationships with families and developing links within the wider community for the benefit of families and school; 

·        To act a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

The successful candidate will have experience of working with children in an education, health or social care environment. It is essential that they possess excellent inter-personal and communication skills, work as part of a team, and have a good working knowledge of legislation relating to school attendance. This post demands organisation, flexibility, enthusiasm and an ability to prioritise. 

Here at West Grantham Secondary Academy, awarded Good with Outstanding features by Ofsted in January 2024, we continue to provide a place of work that is proudly able to offer the following: 

·        A community school where staff and students are friendly and welcoming 

·        An intake that has increased over four years, yet is still a small family school 

·        A school that has undergone significant change and improvement 

·        Excellent behaviour and pastoral support for the whole child 

·        A focus on staff wellbeing and belonging 

Alongside this, we can also provide:

·        An electric car work scheme 

·        Staff assistance programme 

·        Free breakfast and lunch for staff 

More information and application forms are available on our website: https://www.wgacademy.org.uk/vacancies/ 

 Please submit completed support staff application forms to Estelle Sharpe by email: esharpe@wgacademy.org.uk.

Application deadline:          11:59pm on Monday 6 January 2025

Interview date:                    TBC

The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate child protection screening including checks with previous employers and undertake an enhanced DBS with barred check.