Family Support Worker

The Albion Academy, Salford, Greater Manchester, M6 6QT

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  5 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 September 2026

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: £28,212.00 - £31,780.00 Annually (Actual) Additional payments for lunch duties

Family Support Worker job summary

The Albion Academy is one of the most rapidly improving schools in Salford with a supportive and communal staff. Rated as good in all areas by OFSTED (July 2023). It is part of a cluster of four United Learning schools in Salford.

We are looking to recruit a family support officer who will work within the Pastoral team to manage and improve the day to day attendance of our students.

The successful candidate will be experienced in the following areas:

Contacting students & parents regarding attendance, lateness or persistence absences

Update school records, analyse attendance data & provide reports SLT/Governors

Meet with school staff, pupils & parents to establish the reasons for non-attendance/poor punctuality & agree a plan with appropriate strategies & timescales to tackle the issues

Make contact with families in response to allocated referrals through home visits and/or meetings in school

Liaise with the Education Welfare Officer. Prepare the appropriate paperwork & present information as required to enable the school meet its obligations & statutory responsibilities.

Be fully aware of & carry out all work in line with Child Protection /Safeguarding Procedures

Liaise with external organisations as required

Keep accurate, clear & concise records of all interventions, consultations & update the attendance system

Maintain a good working knowledge of the statutory framework & any policies & procedures relating to school attendance

Candidates must hold a valid UK driving licence for this position.

Please see the job description and person specification for full role details.

What can we offer you:

The opportunity to save money across hundreds of major retailers, through Westfield Health rewards

• Cash Health Plan

• Employee Referral Scheme

• Bespoke career pathways for every member of staff

• Competitive salary

• 5 INSET days per year +3 additional planning days each term, dedicated to development and planning.

• The benefits of working in a successfully multi-academy trust and full access to ongoing CPD

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• In school counselling and confidential helpline support

• 24 hour access to a DR through the Doctorline service

• A gifted personal leave day

The Albion Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. This post is subject to Enhanced DBS Clearance.

To comply with the academy's safer recruitment policy will are unable to accept CV's for any of our advertiser vacancies.

To Apply

Please complete the online application by 09:00am Monday 5th October.

The Albion Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. This post is subject to Enhanced DBS Clearance and barred list check.

Please note: We do not accept CV's for any of our advertised roles to comply with Safer Recruitment within education.

United Learning comprises: UCST (Registered in England No: 2780748. Charity No. 1016538) and ULT (Registered in England No. 4439859. An Exempt Charity). Companies limited by guarantee. VAT number 834 8515 12. Registered address: United Learning, Worldwide House, Thorpe Wood, Peterborough, PE3 6SB.

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 The Albion Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 879 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Albion Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-albion-academy-salford

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Salford and Greater Manchester