Job Title: Attendance and Family Support Officer
Actual Annual Salary: £26,965 - £29,821 based on hours and weeks worked.
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £35,852 - £39,649 (CLF Grade E) based on full time hours, all year round.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, Term Time Only plus Inset Days
Provisional Start date: As soon as possible
Your opportunity to improve pupils’ school attendance and engagement with learning:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Attendance and Family Support Officer to join the team at Begbrook Primary Academy. We are seeking someone 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.
About you:
You will have:
- An understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures and the importance of safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
- A professional qualification in working with young people or related field and/or equivalent experience.
- Full, clean driving licence with willingness to obtain business insurance or ability to travel to other sites or for home visits
- Proven experience working with young people and their families in education or a related area such as youth, community or health and social work
- Experience of developing and maintaining effective relationships with parents and pupils.
About Begbrook Primary Academy:
Begbrook Academy is a three-form entry primary school with a pre-school, situated in Stapleton, on the outskirts of Bristol. Our school population is culturally, socially and economically diverse. We are an inclusive school, and we recognise the many different barriers to learning that exist. We pride ourselves on our school values of being kind, safe, respectful and ambitious.
We are situated on the edge of Snuff Mills, a beautiful and historic section of the Frome Valley walkway that is rich in nature. Our school is set within extensive grounds, comprising of a large school field, conservation area, meadow, orchard, four playground spaces including trim trails and a multi-use games area.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 35 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 are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
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: 9 September 2025 @11.59pm
Short-listing: 10 September 2025
Interviews: 18 September 2025
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.
Skilled Worker visas cannot be sponsored through this role, as it does not meet the requirements set out by government.
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.
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, 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.
