Family Support Officer - Level 7

Offley Primary Academy, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 1GY

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Monday 5th January 2026

• Closing date

  14 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  14 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,022.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE) 37 hours per week. Term-time only

Family Support Officer - Level 7 job summary

The St Bart's Multi Academy Trust, in partnership with Governors, staff and children of Offley Primary Academy are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our hard working and committed team.

At Offley Primary Academy our children come first. High expectations, mutual trust and respect are underpinned by a warm, supportive ethos. In the best interests of our children we work very closely with our partner Academies. The successful candidate will be working alongside a team of caring, enthusiastic, dedicated staff, who are well-supported by their Senior Leadership Team.

St Bart’s Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from schools. More information on St Bart’s Multi Academy Trust including our Prospectus and Safeguarding Policy can be found on our website https://sbmat.org.

Job Purpose

Responsible for school attendance and managing the family support service and work effectively with otheragencies to improve outcomes for pupils.

Key Duties / Responsibilities

Responsible for assuring school attendance and devising strategies and action plans for pupilswhose attendance is falling

Analyse attendance information and data to identify and work with pupils who have poor attendanceor are at risk of developing poor attendance

Follow up lack of response to first day contact and other contacts by home visiting or meetingparent/carers in school

Support, challenge, motivate and provide information to parents/carers to increase their capacityfor parenting

Manage the delivery of the family support service in line with the school plan and budget

Work in partnership with external agencies to support attendance initiatives, campaigns, parentalresponsibility measures and school attendance

Support the identification of alternative provision for pupils with persistent absence

Advise on effective family support for school staff and families and disseminate good practice

Prepare reports on attendance for the senior leadership team and governing body; ensuremaintenance of accurate and factual records

Develop links with pupils who are transferring into the school to promote the school ethos of regularattendance

Manage caseloads and maintain casework documentation

Establish and manage Service Level Agreements with service providers

Develop and deliver a programme of family-related activities to meet the needs of the schoolcommunity

Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within theacademy, raising any concerns following academy protocol/procedures

Any other duties appropriate to the post.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

About Offley Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 449 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Offley Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/offley-primary-academy

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