Job Title: Attendance and Family Support Worker
Salary: £35,852 - £39,649 (CLF Grade E) Based on Full Time hours, All year round.
Actual Starting Salary: £24,891 - £27,528 Based on Term Time only plus inset days.
Hours: 30 hours per week. (There is some flexibility with working hours for the right candidate – discussed at interview)
Contract: Permanent
Provisional Start date: 20 April 2026
Do you believe consistent attendance in school is key to unlocking students' potential and creating lasting positive change in their educational journey?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Attendance and Family Support Officer at Woodlands Academy. We are seeking an individual with a deep understanding of the barriers to attendance, who will build strong relationships with students and their families and is able to advocate on their behalf where needed, to ensure students receive the suitable education to which they are entitled. The attached person specification and job description outline the duties and responsibilities.
The Attendance and Family Support Officer will work in partnership with parents and carers to support their children and understand their needs. The aim is to improve pupils’ school attendance and engagement with learning. The postholders will work proactively, finding ways to make the academy as inclusive and accessible as possible; and will increase parental engagement.
Would you like to make a meaningful impact by supporting students and families through compassionate, solution-focused guidance that strengthens relationships and unlocks potential:
The Attendance and Family Support Officer will provide high quality, impartial, solutions focussed pastoral support and guidance to students and their families. They will enable students to achieve to their full potential, raise aspirations and facilitate academic progress. Will work in partnership with parents to strengthen parental capacity, promote understanding of their child’s needs, improve family relationships and increase parental engagement.
About you:
You will have:
- The understanding of the range of issues that can affect young people, their families, and disadvantaged sections of the community and a willingness to keep up to date with developments in this area
- A professional qualification in working with young people or related field and/or equivalent experience.
- Good literacy and numeracy skills evidenced by GCSE Maths and English or equivalent qualifications or equivalent experience and AS/A level or equivalent qualification.
- Full, clean driving licence with willingness to obtain business insurance and daily access to car or other suitable vehicle
- Experience of developing and maintaining effective relationships with parents and pupils
- Practical experience of working with parents one-to-one and experience of providing support to families in their own home.
About Woodlands Academy
Woodlands Academy is a one-form entry primary school with a Nursery, situated in Stockwood, Bristol. We are proud of our Woodlands Community and pride ourselves on developing learners who value their learning and want to contribute to their community in a positive way. We are an inclusive school, and we recognise the many different barriers to learning that exist and strive to support our staff, children and families to work towards positive solutions to overcome barriers. We pride ourselves on our school values of being ‘ready, respectful and resilient’.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
Closing Date: 23 February @11.59pm
Short-listing: 24 February 2026
Interviews: 03 March 2026
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Please note we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.
The Cabot Learning Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles across the trust have a varying level of responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice, with some roles holding significant responsibility and involving working with children on a daily basis in regulated activity. Regardless of the level of responsibility and involvement in each role, we expect all staff, visiting professionals and volunteers to share this commitment.
All successful candidates will undergo a comprehensive pre-employment checking process, including an enhanced DBS check (including a further check against the appropriate barred list), references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, child disqualification (where applicable), prohibition from teaching/management and online checks. You must also tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.