Family Support Worker

Attendance & Family Liaison Officer Start date: December 2026 Salary: Full Time Equivalent £28,886 / Actual £24,925 Hours: 37.5 per week, 8am - 4pm Monday to Friday with flexibility required during exam periods

Contract type: Permanent

Term time only: 38 school weeks plus training days

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed person to join us as our Attendance & Family Liaison Officer Assistant. This rewarding role focuses on supporting students who are severely absent from education, helping them to overcome barriers and successfully re-engage with learning. Working as part of a dedicated and supportive team, you will play a key role in promoting the attendance, welfare, and educational outcomes of some of our most vulnerable students. You will work closely with families, school staff, external agencies, and the SEND team to identify the challenges affecting attendance and develop effective strategies to address them. Through a proactive, compassionate, and relentless approach, you will empower students to access the education they deserve and ensure that their educational needs remain a priority.

The ideal candidate will have:

Experience of working in an educational setting

Ability to build effective and professional relationships A resilient attitude with strong advocacy skills Excellent communication and teamworking skills People often say after their first visit to The Cornerstone Academy how distinctive the school is, how pioneering we are and yet also how our care and compassion clearly permeates all of our work in all the best ways. Imagine, then, how transformative that environment is for the children who study and grow into adults here. This also applies to our staff; we have a fantastic team, and we are all very proud to be working at the academy.

Closing date: Monday 2nd November - noon

Interviews will be held on Thursday 5th November

Please be available for interview on the date detailed above; you will be advised by close of play on Monday 2nd November if you have been successfully shortlisted. Please note we reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum amount of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. For further information about this exciting opportunity and to apply please visit TCA website Vacancies | The Cornerstone Academy or United Learning Careers website http://unitedlearning.org.uk/A-Career-In-Our-Group/Vacancies Please note we do not accept CV’s Please contact Samantha Arnold on 01202 676789 or arnolds@cornerstoneacademy.org.uk if you have any enquiries regarding this post. This school is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share the same commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.