MOULTON SCHOOL AND SCIENCE COLLEGE

Pound Lane, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SD

01604 641600

www.moultonschool.co.uk

ATTENDANCE AND FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER

Grade F Point 6-7 (£25,989 - £26,403) 

30 hours per week, 40 weeks per year

8-4pm, 4 days a week

£20,791 - £21,122 (actual salary)

Reports To: Assistant Headteacher 

Liaises With: Key Stage AHT’s, Pastoral Leaders, Safeguarding Team, Inclusion Team, and External Agencies

Job Purpose

To work collaboratively with Key Stage Pastoral Leaders and support the Assistant Headteacher’s in managing all aspects of school attendance and related administration. The role focuses on early intervention, building strong partnerships with families—particularly those who struggle to engage or communicate with the school—and executing statutory and supportive procedures to maximise student attendance and safeguard wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities Include:

·         Family Support & Engagement

·         Safeguarding & Attendance Integration

·         Manage Referrals & Statutory Processes

·         Attendance Systems & Data Administration

·         Monitoring, Collaboration & Reporting

Please see the Job Description & Person Specification for a full list of Duties and Responsibilities.

We welcome potential candidates to come and look around the school. If you are interested in this, please contact Vienna Waights, HR Manager, on: vienna.waights@moultonschool.co.uk

At MSSC, we know that our staff are our most valuable resource. We want you to flourish in your professional life and that’s why we put lots of time and energy into our positive culture and approach to well-being.

It’s not just a job, it’s a career – some of the benefits we offer you: 

·         Enthusiastic and engaged students and a culture of high aspirations.

·         Extensive CPD training which provides a range of tailored and bespoke CPD opportunities

·         Competitive salaries and pay progression

·         A supportive leadership team who are engaged in your professional development and success

·         Employee Assistance Programme (Counselling, coaching, information and support)

·         Generous Pension Scheme

·         Flexible Working Contracts

Moulton School is a successful, popular and over-subscribed school on the northern boundary of Northampton.  The school was graded Good in its last two Ofsted inspections, and there is a strong commitment to further improvement based on effective teaching and learning and high expectations of students. Whilst maintaining firm discipline, built around our ASPIRE ethos and school values, the school is deeply committed to supporting the development of whole child, and is one of very few schools to hold the Restorative Services Quality Mark.  Our student leadership programme is also a significant strength of the school.  As a member of staff at Moulton School, your on-going professional development is of crucial importance, and the school has an outstanding record of supporting colleagues into middle and senior leadership roles.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to show this commitment. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake safeguarding checks, including a criminal record check via the Disclosure & Barring Service, the cost of which will be met by the school. 

Please note, it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020), which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 – Part V.

Please be aware that referees will be contacted prior to interview in accordance with accepted Child Protection Procedures. 

We reserve the right to withdraw the advert if sufficient applications are received before the closing date.