Attendance & Family Liaison Officer

We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic person who enjoys working with young people to join our school. The role will require you to take a lead on reducing absences by working proactively with students and their families to promote the highest levels of attendance and aim for students to achieve 95.5% attendance or above. You will be monitoring attendance issues on a daily/weekly/half termly/termly and annual basis and will be reporting to the Deputy Head responsible for Attendance. Home visits and truancy sweeps may be necessary and supporting the delivery of interventions to help remove barriers to education in a timely manner will be carried out. You will also be working closely with our Pastoral team in school.

You should be flexible and willing to contribute to various areas of the school as necessary. Previous experience in this role is desirable but a willingness to work as a team and form positive relationships with students and their family is essential.

To apply online, please visit www.emet.uk.com/vacancies

On the application form, please focus on a detailed 'supporting statement' taking into account the person specification and indicating why you would be the best person for us to recruit to this position.

Only applications submitted on the school’s application form will be considered. We do not accept applications through recruitment agencies.  

Closing date for applications is at 09.00am, Monday 27th March 2023.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.