Attendance and Family Liaison Officer
Chichester Free School, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 1NP3 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
9 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
1 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, term time: Hours: 32.5 per week, Term Time plus 2 INSET days
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- SCP8-13 Approximate starting salary: £24,702 (FTE) £16,918 (actual)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an exceptional administrative and pastoral candidate with the energy, passion and creativity to work as an Attendance and Family Liaison Officer in our thriving All-Through school. The successful candidate will be able to work between the hours of 0730 and 1430 Monday to Friday. The main priority of the role is to ensure all pupils are registered correctly every day and to follow up on any absence concerns, as well as working with families to support the overall good attendance at school.
Ideally, the successful candidate will have previous school experience, and will be committed to embracing the unique and special environment and opportunities of working in an All-Through school.
CFS follows national pay scales and the starting point within the range listed will be agreed on appointment with the successful candidate.
The Pastoral Team
Chichester Free School is committed to providing a full and effective education to all pupils and embraces the concept of equal opportunities for all. We endeavour to provide an environment where all pupils feel nurtured, challenged and inspired; feeling valued and welcome. The specific team you will be joining includes four Heads of Year, three Assistant Heads of Year and a Behaviour and Pastoral Officer.
The Role
The successful candidate will be expected to be a competent computer user with the ability to accurately record the daily absences of pupils to ensure that all pupils are accounted for. You will be a good communicator with the ability to work as part of a team, be able to use your own initiative and be able to prioritise the tasks in hand. Whilst the priority of the role is to ensure all pupils are accounted for daily a large part of the role will also be working with the pastoral team to identify pupils whose attendance is falling. This role will see the successful candidate working closely with the pastoral team to not only support pupil attendance but also look at the holistic support that is on offer for individuals and groups of pupils with the knowledge that the successful candidate will bring having also built strong relationships with the families.
Further information, including a Person Specification, is included in the job pack.
Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to interview and recruit prior to the deadline.
What the school offers its staff
CFS is a vibrant, collaborative and forward thinking school for 4-16 year olds, where the personal development of our pupils is just as important as the academic curriculum. Our values of ‘nurture, challenge and inspire’ influence everything we do as a school, and genuinely permeate all areas of school life. If you share our values and ideals, we strongly encourage you to find out more about CFS via a visit to the school or through our school website www.chichesterfreeschool.org.uk.
The School
CFS is now entering its second decade and is fully established in our state-of-the-art facilities on the Carmelite Convent Site on the Hunston Road in the south of Chichester. Our PAN is 60 in primary, and 120 in Secondary, but in most year groups we are oversubscribed with waiting lists.
As a Free School, we are the same as any other academy; we are both held and hold ourselves to the same exacting and rigorous standards as all state-funded schools. We follow the national curriculum, and are proud of our ambitious, inclusive and varied curriculum offer. Our pupils engage with SATs and GCSE assessments. Since 2013, CFS has achieved two ‘Good’ Ofsted Inspections. As a school we are now striving for excellence in all areas, and to achieve above average outcomes in both phases.
CFS is open to pupils of all abilities. We do not have a catchment area, thus ensuring the School is fair and inclusive. We take part in the West Sussex County Council (WSCC) admissions process. As a school we benefit from longer holidays, specifically at October half term, Christmas and during the summer.
Commitment to safeguarding
CFS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In accordance with our Child Protection Policy we are unable to process applications without a fully completed application form. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as ‘spent’ must be declared when applying. The applicant may post such a declaration in an envelope marked ‘Private & confidential for the Principal’. The successful applicant must obtain List 99 clearance and DBS clearance at enhanced level.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@chichesterfreeschool.org.uk
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About Chichester Free School
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Through schooljobs
- School size
- 1027 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Chichester Free School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@chichesterfreeschool.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01243 792690
CFS is now entering its second decade and is fully established in our state-of-the-art facilities on the Carmelite Convent Site on the Hunston Road in the south of Chichester. Our PAN is 60 in Primary, and 120 in Secondary; in almost all year groups we are oversubscribed with waiting lists. Due to demand, we have a bulge intake of Year 7 who started in September 2023, with 150 pupils currently on roll.
The School joined Sussex Learning Trust last September – a move that we personally initiated through the desire to collaborate with a like-minded family of schools. The Trust is currently small and based in Haywards Heath; CFS are well placed to launch a new Chichester Hub of the Trust, which is really exciting.
As a Free School, we are the same as any other academy; we are both held and hold ourselves to the same exacting and rigorous standards as all state-funded schools. We follow the national curriculum, and are proud of our ambitious, inclusive and varied curriculum offer. Our pupils engage with SATs and GCSE assessments. Since 2013, CFS has achieved two ‘Good’ Ofsted Inspections. As a school we are now striving for excellence in all areas, and to achieve above average outcomes in both phases.
CFS is open to pupils of all abilities. We do not have a catchment area, thus ensuring the School is fair and inclusive. We take part in the West Sussex County Council (WSCC) admissions process. As a school we benefit from longer holidays, specifically at October half term, Christmas and during the summer.
Arranging a visit to Chichester Free School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@chichesterfreeschool.org.uk.
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