Attendance and Family Liaison Officer
Pay Range: SLT Payscale E/F £27,275 - £29,866fte
Hours: 37.5 per week, Term Time plus 2 INSET days
Approximate starting salary: £21,550.93 - £23,598.17 (actual)
Deadline: 9:00am on Friday 20th November
Start Date: 4th January 2026 (or as soon as possible)
We are seeking an exceptional administrative and pastoral candidate with the energy, passion and creativity to work as an Attendance and Family Liaison Officer in our thriving All-Through school. The successful candidate will be able to work between the hours of 0730 and 1530 Monday to Friday. The main priority of the role is to ensure all pupils are registered correctly every day and to follow up on any absence concerns, as well as working with families to support the overall good attendance at school.
CFS is a vibrant, collaborative and forward -thinking school for 4-16 year olds, where the personal development of our pupils is just as important as the academic curriculum. Our values of ‘nurture, challenge and inspire’ influence everything we do as a school, and genuinely permeate all areas of school life. If you share our values and ideals, we strongly encourage you to find out more about CFS via a visit to the school or through our school website www.chichesterfreeschool.org.uk.
Ideally, the successful candidate will have previous school experience, and will be committed to embracing the unique and special environment and opportunities of working in an All-Through school.
CFS follows national pay scales and the starting point within the range listed will be agreed on appointment with the successful candidate.
The Recruitment Process
For further information and an informal discussion about this post, please do not hesitate to contact us via recruitment@chichesterfreeschool.org.uk or on 01243 792690.
Candidates should complete an application form and supporting statement addressing the criteria presented in the role description and person specification. Completed applications should be sent to recruitment@chichesterfreeschool.org.uk by 9:00am on Friday 20th November.
Early applications are encouraged, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to this deadline.
A formal contract will be issued once the successful applicant has been appointed. It will be offered subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS, formerly CRB) check