ATTENDANCE AND FAMILY LIAISON OFFICER
West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy, Grantham, NG31 7PX16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
1 November 2026 at 11pm
Date listed
16 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £30,861.00 - £35,090.00 Annually (Actual)
ATTENDANCE AND FAMILY LIAISON OFFICER job summary
Make a measurable difference to attendance and family engagement
We are seeking a skilled and committed Attendance and Family Liaison Officer to lead and strengthen our work on attendance and punctuality. This is a varied and rewarding role at the heart of academy life, combining strategic oversight, accurate analysis and direct work with students, families, colleagues and external agencies.
You will help identify and overcome barriers to attendance, build trusted relationships with families and ensure that students receive timely, coordinated support. You will also act as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, making sound professional judgements and contributing to the academy's wider safeguarding practice.
The role
Provide strategic leadership for approaches that improve attendance and punctuality across the academy.
Analyse attendance information, identify patterns and recommend targeted interventions.
Work closely with students and families to understand and address barriers to regular attendance.
Build effective partnerships with external agencies and the wider community to secure the right support for each child.
Arrange daily cover for absent staff and liaise with supply agencies. The 7.30 am start is essential to enable cover arrangements to be made before the academy day begins.
Work alongside the pastoral and SEND teams to help students attend regularly and achieve well.
Undertake the responsibilities of a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
About you
You will have successful experience of working with children in an education, health or social care environment and a good working knowledge of legislation relating to school attendance. You will be confident communicating with children, families, colleagues and professionals, including where issues are sensitive or challenging.
Highly organised and adaptable, you will be able to manage competing priorities, analyse information, write clear reports and work constructively as part of a team. Above all, you will bring sound judgement, persistence and a genuine commitment to helping every student access education and fulfil their potential.
WHY JOIN US?
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:
A friendly and welcoming community for staff and students;
A growing intake while retaining the feel of a small, family school;
A school that has undergone significant change and improvement;
Excellent behaviour and pastoral support for the whole child;
A clear focus on staff wellbeing and belonging.
Additional benefits include:
Electric car work scheme
Staff assistance programme
Free breakfast for staff
How to apply
Applications should be submitted via the MyNewTerm recruitment website.
Further information about the job
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 486 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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