Safeguarding, Attendance and Family Support Assistant
The Heights Academy, Solihull, B36 0DD25 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
25 April 2026 at 12:59am
Date listed
25 March 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
- £27,362.00 Annually (FTE)
Safeguarding, Attendance and Family Support Assistant job summary
ROLE Safeguarding & Attendance Officer
Salary Range: Grade E - £27,362
Location: The Heights Academy, Auckland Dr, Birmingham, B36 0DD
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Job Overview:
We are Forward Thinking, we are Ambitious, we are Principled, we are Motivated, we are Trustworthy and we are Nurturers of Talent!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Safeguarding & Attendance Officer to join The Heights Academy.
Our new Academy will grow to educate up to 116 pupils aged 7-16 years 3- 11 with EHCP with a autism . The Heights Academy is part of Forward Education Trust, a rapidly growing Multi Academy Trust established in 2017 serving special schools across the West Midlands (Birmingham, Solihull and Sandwell).
As Safeguarding & Attendance Officer, you will lead and manage attendance, safeguarding, and welfare, ensuring robust systems that keep children safe, support families, and ensure full compliance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and all statutory duties.
Your considerable skill as an outstanding practitioner who has experience of working with children with special needs. Your commitment to engaging and inspiring our pupils, and the ability to make a real difference to their learning and general well-being. Your flexibility, commitment, and excellent interpersonal skills.
All applications: All Applicants In line with our commitment to safeguarding will be subject to enhanced DBS disclosure, proof of the right to work in the UK, satisfactory references from at least your last two employers, evidence of required qualifications and medical clearance. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.
Competitive Benefits:
Forward Education Trust is committed to recruiting and retaining the highest quality staff. To do this, we have an Employee Value Proposition offering a range of benefits to help our staff on a personal and professional level, which includes:
Teacher Pension or Support Staff Local Government Pension - Employer Contribution
FET HUB - information all in one place, access to a range of benefits
Paid for Health Cash Plan - employee and dependent children benefit - option to add partner
Employee Questionnaire - Consultation with staff on a range of issues and ideas
Comprehensive induction and probation support and an ongoing performance management & appraisal system
Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme - free, totally confidential advice, with face-to-face consultations
Personal & professional learning & development - including FLICK online learning and other resources
Access to discounts and offers from Reward Gateway and My Perks
Occupational Health Service - accessible to support the needs of individual staff
Staff recognition - e-cards to celebrate success among colleagues
Mental Health First Aiders
Policies are developed and reviewed to support positive health & well-being: Family Friendly Working, Special Leave of Absence, Flexible Working, Menopause
Our well-being support focuses on managing accountability, workload, and emotional intelligence through professional supervision, peer mentoring, and a supportive organisational culture
Staff recognition - awards throughout the year, in line with Trust behaviours and values
A commitment to develop new ideas to show we really value what you do for our children
Closing Date for Applications: Friday, 24 April 2026
Interview Date: TBC
The Trust may review applications upon receipt and may call applicants for interview prior to the advert closing date. Therefore, you are encouraged to make an early application for this role, and we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date.
Please note that only fully completed Forward Education Trust Application forms will be accepted; we will not read accompanying Curriculum Vitae (CV) or accept them in place of an application form.
If you do not hear from the school within 14 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been shortlisted. The successful applicants will require an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to relevant pre-employment checks.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
An online search will also be carried out for all shortlisted candidates.
Forward Education Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate must promote this ethos.
The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification; qualifications, medical fitness; identity and right to work and two references.
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 The Heights Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 7 to 16
- School size
- 49 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Heights Academy website
School location
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