Assistant Attendance Officer
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy, Nottingham, NG5 6NZThis job expired on 5 March 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 March 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
21 February 2024
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time (37hrs), Term Time Plus 2 weeks, Permanent
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- NJC14 – NJC18 £24,673 - £26,420 (actual pay)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level including English and Maths at Grade C or above, or equivalent qualifications
- Able to drive and has own vehicle
- At least one year’s related experience of work within a school attendance related service
- Working with children, young people, parents and families preferably within an educational context
- Have worked as part of a team, as well as on your own initiative
- Willingness to undertake travel as and when required
- Working with professionals from other agencies and in a multi- agency context
- Using IT systems to compile reports as well as analysing statistical data for monitoring purposes
- School systems and an understanding of the issues affecting truancy and school attendance
- Demonstrate an understanding of issues linked to confidentiality
- Demonstrate an understanding of issues that may affect a student’s ability to attend school
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing especially with school staff, EWS, social workers and other professionals
- Ability to use IT Systems effectively to produce reports, record information and monitor outcomes for individuals and groups
- Ability to use SIMS and Synergy
- Ability to persuade and negotiate as well as good interpersonal/ communication skills
- Demonstrate an ability to cope with stressful / conflict situations
- Demonstrate a solution focused approach, collaborative working and enthusiasm to work with students, parents and carers in addition to school-based staff
Desirable
- A relevant degree
- A professional qualification relevant to the post
- Demonstrate knowledge of national attendance regulations for schools
What the school offers its staff
SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2200 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.
We currently have 17 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and one primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.
Mission
Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
Vision
Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.
We Believe:
All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.
Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership.
We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.
Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.
Further details about the role
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy are seeking to appoint a full time, Assistant Attendance Officer who is a suitably qualified and talented professional to support and further reinforce our attendance team. An exciting opportunity has arisen to support the continuing improvement of this established Attendance Department. The purpose of this role is to support the academy’s Attendance Officer byproviding focused family support to families which in turn improves the educational attendance of students. The candidate will provide high quality tracking, monitoring, intervention and support for young people and families on all matters associated with securing and promoting excellent attendance and punctuality to school.
Commitment to safeguarding
Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).
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About Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1556 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Arnold Hill Spencer Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- abrown@arnoldhillspencer.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01159554804
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy is a special place to learn and work. Our students are impressive young people, whose behaviour and achievements are something to be proud of. Our aim is for all members of the community to “Be inspired and achieve together” and to provide opportunities for this on a daily basis.
We teach our students the value of respect, how to act responsibly and support them to become mature, independent young people. We very much believe in the potential of every student, enabling them to thrive in our caring environment.
We are a member of the Spencer Academies Trust and benefit from the support of an established trust. To find out more about The Spencer Academies Trust, please visit www.satrust.com
Arranging a visit to Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email abrown@arnoldhillspencer.org.uk.
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