Family Support Worker

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.

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