Family Support and Attendance Officer

Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4NS

2 days remaining to apply

Closing date
2 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 January 2025

Job details

Job role: Other support roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £25,992.00 - £27,711.00 Annually (FTE) £ 22,356 - 23,835 pro-rata

Family Support and Attendance Officer job summary

Rowan Gate is a continually evolving and highly successful primary school for pupils with severe and complex learning difficulties. We are an inclusive school that, through challenging and fun opportunities and within a safe, secure and stimulating , aims to meet the education and care needs of our SEN pupils.

This is a new and exciting opportunity to join our family support team.

This is a combined family support and attendance role where the successful candidate will undertake family support responsibilities such as: ensuring our safeguarding duties are maintained, promoting the best interest of the pupils and working in partnership with appropriate agencies to support pupils and families overcome any challenges. In addition the successful candidate will have attendance responsibilities which will include accurate completion of attendance registers, maintaining records of communication with parents/carers and ensuring all attendance returns are managed accordingly.

This is a part-time permanent role working 39 weeks (38 weeks term time +5 days training), Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week. As with all our vacancies, successful candidates should be able and willing to work at any of our sites or the satellite classes, travel between sites may be necessary on a frequent basis.

Rowan Gate is committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of the pupils in its care and all applicants should hold or be willing to undergo a DBS Enhanced Disclosure. Appointments will also be subject to a satisfactory medical assessment and satisfactory references from previous employers, among other checks. In addition, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, we are also required to carry out online searches for all successfully shortlisted candidates.

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.