Current Vacancies

Attendance and Family Support Officer
Highfield School
37 hours Term-time plus INSET
Grade H7/H8
Actual Salary: £26,500 - £31,900
Starting date: 22 April 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Highfield School for an Attendance and Family Support Officer to support our school and staff team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, well organised and skilled person with excellent communication and administration skills. The role will have specific responsibility for maintaining, monitoring and supporting excellent school attendance for all students. Also identifying pupils and families in need of additional support and promote effective home-school partnerships. You will be joining a professional, friendly and supportive team.

Diversity: The Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion.  We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.

If you are interested in joining us at this exciting time, further details and an application pack are available from HR at HR@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk or on 01727 734424.

Closing date for applications:  Monday 17^th March 2025
Date of Interview tbc

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure Barring Service.

Declaration of criminal offences

The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up to date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.