Attendance and Welfare Officer

Khalsa Primary School, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5QR

Deadline is today

• Job start date

  2 January 2025

• Closing date

  22 November 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Level 3 Scale Point 7 (Slough Borough Council payscales)

What skills and experience we're looking for

An organised, enthusiastic Attendance and Welfare Officer is required to join our Admin Team. The post involves monitoring student absence and punctuality, supporting parents and students in improving their attendance and the related administration and data. The person appointed requires good communication and inter-personal skills with a willingness to be adaptable to team needs.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Promote regular attendance and lead on monitoring of student’s attendance, to improve attendance rates and achieve the highest standard of educational achievement
• Ensure that parents are made fully aware of their statutory responsibilities, particularly where there is persistent absence
• Have experience of maintaining confidentiality and handling of matters with sensitivity and discretion
• Have experience of managing competing priorities, working to deadlines and maintaining accurate records
• Maintain constructive relationships with parents/carers when exchanging information, facilitating their support for their child’s attendance to school and engagement with learning
• Be able to work effectively and constructively with other professionals and the schools’ team
• Have experience of previous work in an inclusive setting or school, and be proficient in the use of SIMS

What the school offers its staff

• Warm and friendly children who love their school and want to learn
• A supportive and welcoming community
• A team of dedicated, skilled and enthusiastic staff

Sikh Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful candidates.

The school has a strong and positive ethos and is highly valued by our families and staff. If you want to contribute to that ethos then we would love to hear from you.

Visits to the school are welcome. Please contact the school office 01753 823501.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to vacancies@sikhacademiestrust.com

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Upload additional documents

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About Khalsa Primary School

• School type: Academy, Sikh, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 486 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Khalsa Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: vacancies@sikhacademiestrust.com
• Phone number: 01753823501
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/khalsa-primary-school-slough (opens in new tab)

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Arranging a visit to Khalsa Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@sikhacademiestrust.com.

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