Attendance/Family Support Officer - 8.00am – 3.30pm (half hour for lunch) - £21,979 - £23,917 (ACTUAL)

Archbishop Beck Catholic College

Attendance/Family Support Officer 

8.00am – 3.30pm (half hour for lunch)

35 hours per week for 39 weeks per year (Term time plus 5 INSET Days)

Salary: PASS 5 SCP 9 – PASS 5 SCP 14 (pro rata)

£21,979 - £23,917 (ACTUAL)

CLOSING DATE: 25th April – 12 noon

 Archbishop Beck Catholic College is an Archdiocesan school and we pride ourselves on our strong Catholic ethos. We are based in North Liverpool and have 1200 students on roll across year groups 7 - 13. The College is heavily over-subscribed and very well respected by the local community.

In our recent Ofsted inspection in November 2021, we were judged ‘Good’ in all aspects.

We promote an atmosphere where high standards of behaviour, respect and academic achievement are expected.

“Only the Best will do” – Archbishop Beck Catholic College is a Christian community founded in the Catholic tradition. We promote, develop and encourage our students to navigate their way in modern society. This is done through the provision of a safe, secure and supportive learning environment for the young people in our care. The college is a place where the self-worth of each individual is valued, promoted and supported. 

The college promotes an atmosphere where high standards of behaviour, respect and academic achievement are valued in our community.

We are recruiting for an Attendance/Family support officer. 

This is an exciting role within Archbishop Beck College, reporting to the Student Support Manager. The Family Support Officer will work with parents and carers to increase engagement in college life in a number of areas, from promoting communication between college and home to engagement with family support. 

In particular, you will target those hard to reach families who may need specialist support. You will liaise with other agencies and signpost families to appropriate help. 

You will work with families to improve student attendance and engagement with college and deliver one to one interventions with students to promote return to college. 

You will also be responsible for intervention to support engagement with the college. 

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a similar environment and advocating on behalf of stakeholders to outside agencies. You will communicate with tact and diplomacy and build good relationships. 

For the post advertised, you must: 

·        Be able to meet key accountabilities set out in Job Description and Person Specification

·        Have experience working with a diverse range of families

·        Be able to use ICT effectively

·        Have excellent organisational skills

·        Have excellent communication and team working skills

·        Good levels of literacy and numeracy 

Job Description

Reporting to the Student Support Manager

Job Purpose

·        To work with students and their families to support attendance and provide effective advice and guidance.

·        To promote good attendance with all students.

·        To promote the college to outside agencies and encourage partnerships that benefit the students at Archbishop Beck Catholic College.

Key Responsibilities

1.

To act as a facilitator, between the college and families, fostering good relationships between college and home. To improve attendance of all students, and particularly vulnerable students.

2.

To establish links and partnerships with college and other outside agencies.

3.

Support for students :

·        To be available for students to talk over issues which are impacting attendance.

·        To show pupils a positive relationship between home and college.

·        To monitor illness marks and patterns of illness; put support in place.

4.

Support for college and parents

·        Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the college

·        Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, liaison with the pastoral staff

·        Take the initiative as appropriate to develop multi-agency approaches to supporting pupils.

·        Recognise own strengths and areas of specialist expertise and use these to lead, advise and support others.

·        Liaise with the safeguarding team when concerns arise.

5.

Support for parents through home visits:

·        Undertake home visits for non-attending students.

·        Undertake safeguarding checks as directed by Student Support Manager.

6.

Undertake any other duties requested within the scope of the role

Safeguarding Responsibilities

• Adhere to college safeguarding policy and ensure the safety of students at all times.

Information Management Responsibilities

• Take reasonable care to ensure that personal sensitive data is managed in accordance with the college policies and procedures.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Be an excellent role model to both staff and students at all times.
• Be able to work to the college’s code of conduct.

Person Specification

See Job Description for Person Specification