Family Coordinator and Behaviour Manager
Field Road Academy, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 3JF24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Spring Term
Closing date
12 January 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 December 2025
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
- £29,093.00 - £33,366.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 5 SCP 15-23
Family Coordinator and Behaviour Manager job summary
We are looking for a dynamic and compassionate individual to join our dedicated team as a Family Co-ordinator and Behaviour Manager. This role is pivotal in ensuring that all our pupils receive the support they need to succeed academically and emotionally, while also building strong partnerships with families.
You will work closely with pupils, parents, staff, and external agencies to implement effective strategies to manage behaviour, promote positive learning environments, and strengthen family engagement in the school community.
Main Responsibilities (see attached job description for further details):
To maintain regular contact with families/carers of vulnerable children to keep them informed of the child’s needs and progress, and to secure positive family support and involvement.
Devise ways in which to support the emotional wellbeing of pupils, including anger management, self-esteem, emotional resilience etc.
To develop a 1:1 mentoring relationship with children needing particular behavioural or social support in achieving the goals.
To represent the school at social services and local safeguarding meetings and briefings.
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and their families and have the skills and experience to support students with diverse needs, we would love to hear from you.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and satisfactory references. Further details and application forms are available from: sjenkins@fieldroad.lhmat.com the school website: www.fieldroad.lhmat.com or by telephone: 01922 710145.
At The Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust, we put children first, pioneering excellence and championing each and every child. All our academies, ranging from a small infant school to large primary schools, work collaboratively, sharing resources and expertise. Find out more about The Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust and the location of our academies at: www.lhmat.com
At The Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust, we take the wellbeing and mental health of our staff seriously which is why we are committed to regular reviews of staff well-being and reducing staff workload. We create bespoke career pathways for every member of staff, identifying and growing talent, with outstanding professional development opportunities at every stage of your career. We also have an Employee Assistance Programme with a range of resources to support wellbeing which is available to all employees and their immediate family members 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
What we offer you:
A friendly, dedicated staff team who believe in teamwork and building positive relationships across the school, the Trust and in the local community.
High quality development programme with induction programmes for all new staff.
Excellent CPD opportunities
Annual conferences with keynote speakers.
Access to professional coaching.
A supportive and collaborative working ethos, including support from the Trust’s Central Executive Team and a range of experts, such as specialists in pupil welfare, SEND and behaviour.
Access to Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling.
Access to discounts through our Reward partner Perkbox.
Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted. References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview. In line with Keeping children safe in education 2025 online searches will be completed as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates, searching online content that is publicly available for inappropriate online content that may suggest that a shortlisted candidate may not be suitable to work with children, or that may harm the reputation of the school. If any issues of concern come up in online searches, shortlisted candidates will have an opportunity to address these at interview. An Enhanced DBS certificate will be required on provisional offer, including a check of the Children’s Barred List. Further vetting checks, in line with the requirements of Keeping children safe in education 2025 will be completed following a provisional offer of appointment. Where applicable, if an applicant with a provisional offer of employment has lived and/or worked outside the UK, they will be required to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct.
The Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks. Our school Safeguarding Policy for one of our Trust schools is attached for reference.
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 Field Road Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- Up to 240 pupils
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Field Road Academy website
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