Family Liaison and Attendance Officer
Eastchurch Church of England Primary School, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 4EJ18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
3 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
15 June 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
- £30,937.00 Annually (FTE) Actual annual salary £26157
Family Liaison and Attendance Officer job summary
Are you passionate about making a difference in children’s lives? Do you have the skills to support families and improve school attendance?
Eastchurch Primary School is seeking a dedicated, compassionate, and proactive Attendance Officer and Family Liaison Officer (FLO) to join our team. This dual-role position is central to ensuring every child can thrive by promoting excellent attendance and supporting families to overcome barriers to learning.
In this role, you will work closely with pupils, staff, and parents, using a collaborative and supportive approach to monitor attendance, implement targeted interventions, and build strong, trusting relationships with families. If you are organised, empathetic, and committed to safeguarding, inclusion, and pupil wellbeing, we would love to hear from you.
This post is for 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday term time only (38 weeks)
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor, track, and report on attendance data, identifying trends and concerns
- Provide early intervention and guidance to support families
- Conduct home visits and liaise effectively with external agencies
- Promote positive parental engagement and strengthen links between home and school
- Work collaboratively with Partnerships in Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS) colleagues to support children and families
- Develop and lead parent forums and workshops to empower and support families
Why Join Us?
- A welcoming, supportive, and inclusive school community
- Opportunities for ongoing professional development and growth
- The chance to make a meaningful, lasting impact on children’s lives
We warmly encourage visits to the school. To arrange a tour or an informal conversation, please contact the school office.
Eastchurch is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to follow the relevant safeguarding procedures, including Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) guidance, and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
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 Eastchurch Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 142 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Eastchurch Church of England Primary School website
Eastchurch Primary School is a nurturing, inclusive, learning community that celebrates all possibilities. Through a journey of faith and exploration, we strive to enable all to grow as resilient life-long learners who value themselves and others. Rooted in God's love and our Christian values, we are a nurturing, inclusive community where all can flourish and achieve their full potential.
Our vision flows from our biblical strapline taken from Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Together with our vision our core values of courage, forgiveness, honesty, kindness, love and respect are at the heart of everything we do.
As a single form entry school with a nursery class in a village location, we aim to offer a family friendly and unique experience for staff and families. Our school has a well-established Christian ethos and our staff team work together to ensure our children experience success and excitement in their learning every day. We are a member of Aquila, The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust (www.aquilatrust.co.uk). We are proud of our ECO status and take an active role in the environment and community life. We value outdoor learning.
Eastchurch Church of England Primary School is proud to be an active member of Aquila. To find out more about the Trust, visit their website:
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