Attendance & Family Liaison Officer
The Cornerstone Academy, Poole, Dorset, BH15 4BQ32 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
17 August 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £28,886.00 Annually (FTE)
Attendance & Family Liaison Officer job summary
Attendance & Family Liaison Officer
Start date: September 2026
Salary: Full Time Equivalent £28,886 / Actual £23,263
Hours: 35 per week, 8am - 3.30pm Monday to Friday
Contract type: Permanent
Term time only: 38 school weeks plus training days
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed person to join us as our Attendance & Family Liaison Officer Assistant. This rewarding role focuses on supporting students who are severely absent from education, helping them to overcome barriers and successfully re-engage with learning. Working as part of a dedicated and supportive team, you will play a key role in promoting the attendance, welfare, and educational outcomes of some of our most vulnerable students.
You will work closely with families, school staff, external agencies, and the SEND team to identify the challenges affecting attendance and develop effective strategies to address them. Through a proactive, compassionate, and relentless approach, you will empower students to access the education they deserve and ensure that their educational needs remain a priority.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience of working in an educational setting
- Ability to build effective and professional relationships
- A resilient attitude with strong advocacy skills
Excellent communication and teamworking skills
People often say after their first visit to The Cornerstone Academy how distinctive the school is, how pioneering we are and yet also how our care and compassion clearly permeates all of our work in all the best ways. Imagine, then, how transformative that environment is for the children who study and grow into adults here. This also applies to our staff; we have a fantastic team, and we are all very proud to be working at the academy.
Closing date: Monday 17th August - noon
Interviews will be held on Thursday 20th August
Please be available for interview on the date detailed above; you will be advised by close of play on Monday 17th August if you have been successfully shortlisted.
Please note we reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum amount of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
For further information about this exciting opportunity and to apply please visit TCA website Vacancies | The Cornerstone Academy
or United Learning Careers website http://unitedlearning.org.uk/A-Career-In-Our-Group/Vacancies
Please note we do not accept CV’s
Please contact Samantha Arnold on 01202 676789 or arnolds@cornerstoneacademy.org.uk if you have any enquiries regarding this post.
This school is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share the same commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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 The Cornerstone Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 645 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
People often say after their first visit to The Cornerstone Academy how distinctive the academy is, how pioneering we are and yet also how our care and compassion clearly permeates all our work in all the best ways. Imagine, then, how transformative that environment is for the children who study and grow into adults here. This also applies to our staff; we have a fantastic team and we are all very proud to be working at The Cornerstone Academy.
As part of a cluster you will also benefit from being able to work closely with colleagues across five United Learning secondary academies in Bournemouth and Poole, and the potential to become a Specialist Leader of Education (SLE) or Lead Practitioner.
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