Family Liaison and Attendance Officer - Term Time

Eastchurch CEP School, Sheerness

• Ref:KCC886-3106-277S
• Posted:12/11/2025
• Pay:£30937 FTE (approx £26157 per annum)
• Start Date:8th December 2025
• App Close Date:28/11/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Are you passionate about making a difference in children's lives? Do you have the skills to support families and improve school attendance?

Eastchurch Primary School is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Attendance Officer and FLO to join our team. This dual-role position is vital in ensuring every child has the opportunity to thrive by promoting excellent attendance and supporting families to overcome barriers to learning.

You’ll work closely with pupils, staff, and parents to monitor attendance, implement interventions, and build strong relationships with families. If you’re organised, empathetic, and committed to safeguarding and inclusion, we’d love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and report on attendance data.
• Support families through early intervention and guidance.
• Conduct home visits and liaise with external agencies.
• Promote parental engagement and school involvement.
• Work with Partnerships in Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS) colleagues in order to support families and children
• Continue to develop school Parent Forum groups and other Parent workshops in order to support families and children

Why Join Us?

• A supportive and inclusive school community.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• A chance to make a real impact on children’s lives.

Apply now and help us build a brighter future for our pupils! This role is 37 hours a week term time only.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

You can find out more information about our school by visiting - Home

You are welcome to come and visit the school.  Please contact the school office to make an appointment: Email: office@eastchurch.school or Phone: 01795 880279

We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

All applications to be made via Kent-Teach

Information about the school

Eastchurch Primary School is a nurturing, inclusive, learning community that celebrates all possibilities. Through a journey of faith and exploration, we strive to enable all to grow as resilient life-long learners who value themselves and others. Rooted in God's love and our Christian values, we are a nurturing, inclusive community where all can flourish and achieve their full potential. Our vision flows from our biblical strapline taken from Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Together with our vision our core values of courage, forgiveness, honesty, kindness, love and respect are at the heart of everything we do.

As a single form entry school in a village location, we aim to offer a family friendly and unique experience for staff and families. Our school has a well established Christian ethos and our staff team work together to ensure our children experience success and excitement in their learning every day. We are a member of Aquila, The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust (www.aquilatrust.co.uk).

We are proud of our ECO status and take an active role in the environment and community life. We value outdoor learning.

Eastchurch Church of England Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service along with other relevant employment checks, online recruitment checks and overseas criminal background checks, where applicable. All new trustees, employees and volunteers will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

Please be aware that references will be taken up prior to short listing. We reserve the right to interview before the closing date.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Sarah Bone
• Address:Warden Road, Eastchurch, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 4EJ
• Telephone: 01795 880279
• Email: headteacher@eastchurch.school

Documents

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• Job Description and Person Specification