About the role
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Every
Child Matters Co-ordinator to join our middle leadership team. This is an
exciting opportunity to support students and families, helping to remove
barriers to learning and ensure every young person can achieve their full
potential.
Working closely with staff, parents, carers and
external agencies, you will play a key role in improving attendance, behaviour,
wellbeing and engagement, while strengthening the partnership between home and
school.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and support
students who may be at risk of disengagement, poor attendance or other
barriers to learning.
- Work with individual
students and small groups to improve attendance, behaviour and educational
outcomes.
- Build positive
relationships with parents and carers, including undertaking home visits
where appropriate.
- Signpost families to
relevant support services and work collaboratively with external agencies.
- Attend and contribute to
child protection conferences, core group meetings and multi-agency support
meetings.
- Attend and facilitate
Looked After Children Educational Meetings.
- Maintain accurate and
confidential records in line with safeguarding and data protection
requirements.
- Organise and oversee
break and lunchtime provision, managing and supporting Supervisory
Assistants and directing support staff where required.
- Oversee the safe
departure of students attending after-school activities.
- Promote safeguarding,
inclusion and student welfare across the school and contribute to staff
training and awareness.
We Are Looking For Someone Who:
- Is passionate about
improving outcomes for young people.
- Has experience working
with children, families and external agencies.
- Has a strong
understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures.
- Can build positive
relationships with students, parents, carers and colleagues.
- Is organised, proactive
and able to work independently as well as part of a team.
Job tags
- Pastoral Health And Welfare
- Education
- FULL TIME
- TEMPORARY
- Temporary
- Full Time
Vacancy source
Listed from DfE Teaching Vacancies — OGL v3.0 · Last checked 21 Sept 2026.
Official public source · Department for Education.
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