Attendance, Education and Welfare Officer
Hillsborough Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 2AA7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
10 July 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8am to 12pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 4 SCP 7 to 12 £24294 to £26421
What skills and experience we're looking for
To work within the remit of the school attendance policy and procedure to improve levels of student attendance. To work with students and their parents/carers, to re engage these children with education.
Good standard of literacy & numeracy
Experience in Local Authority/Multi Agency environment
Ensure that school/s continue to improve the attendance of students by challenging absence accordingly.
Undertake home visits to those students that are persistently absent, identifying reasons for non-attendance, working closely with families and others to achieve regular attendance.
Monitor attendance of key students, provide immediate response in the event of an absence, liaising with the Inclusion Manager to ease return to school with appropriate support.
Attend parents’ evenings and whole school events.
To meet parents on a regular basis to discuss attendance strategies and draft parental agreements.
To attend Attendance Panel Meetings alongside other school representatives and representative from the MAST Team.
To provide guidance, support and advice to all staff regarding the attendance protocols and procedures for the school including statutory legislation
Provide advice and support to families in identifying and understanding barriers to students achieving their full potential.
Apply a range of persistent and pro-active approaches to engage with families with a range of needs who may be resistant to using services.
To identify risks to good school attendance and ensure effective measures are in place to reduce or eliminate risk.
To support the LA’s legal response to non-attendance including decisions on penalty notices and court referrals
Aid transition from Primary to Secondary for students where attendance is a concern.
To undertake Attendance interviews in school with individual students.
To alert the Inclusion Manager to any concern/issues relating to student welfare identified whilst working with students and/or parent/carers.
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and students and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential to the role
Attendance Reporting
Monitor the systems and procedures for monitoring and recording absence to ensure best practice
Ensure the accurate and timely reporting and analysis of all attendance data
Provide accurate attendance information to school management, and other agencies as appropriate
Maintain accurate records of parental meetings, home visits and actions proposed to support the work of the Inclusion Manager and to support the preparation of cases for further action.
All the above duties and responsibilities to be carried out in accordance with Tapton School Academy Trust Policies, and current legislation with an emphasis on Customer Care, Equal Opportunities, Data Protection and Health and Safety.
What the school offers its staff
Pension Scheme
SalarySacrifice Car Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Discounted membership for WestfieldHealth
Occupational Health
Wellbeing Programme
Continuous CPD and Training.
Further details about the role
The postholder must at all times carry out his/her duties and responsibilities within the spirit of Tapton School Academy Trust Policies and within the framework of the Education Act 2002, and School Standards and Framework Act 1998 with particular regard to the statutory responsibilities of the Governing Bodies of Schools.
Attendance monitoring under the direction of the Inclusion Manager
Ensure that school/s continue to improve the attendance of students by challenging absence accordingly.
Undertake home visits to those students that are persistently absent, identifying reasons for non-attendance, working closely with families and others to achieve regular attendance.
Monitor attendance of key students, provide immediate response in the event of an absence, liaising with the Inclusion Manager to ease return to school with appropriate support.
Attend parents’ evenings and whole school events.
To meet parents on a regular basis to discuss attendance strategies and draft parental agreements.
To attend Attendance Panel Meetings alongside other school representatives and representative from the MAST Team.
To provide guidance, support and advice to all staff regarding the attendance protocols and procedures for the school including statutory legislation
Provide advice and support to families in identifying and understanding barriers to students achieving their full potential.
Apply a range of persistent and pro-active approaches to engage with families with a range of needs who may be resistant to using services.
To identify risks to good school attendance and ensure effective measures are in place to reduce or eliminate risk.
To support the LA’s legal response to non-attendance including decisions on penalty notices and court referrals
Aid transition from Primary to Secondary for students where attendance is a concern.
To undertake Attendance interviews in school with individual students.
To alert the Inclusion Manager to any concern/issues relating to student welfare identified whilst working with students and/or parent/carers.
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and students and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential to the role
Attendance Reporting
Monitor the systems and procedures for monitoring and recording absence to ensure best practice
Ensure the accurate and timely reporting and analysis of all attendance data
Provide accurate attendance information to school management, and other agencies as appropriate
Maintain accurate records of parental meetings, home visits and actions proposed to support the work of the Inclusion Manager and to support the preparation of cases for further action.
All the above duties and responsibilities to be carried out in accordance with Tapton School Academy Trust Policies, and current legislation with an emphasis on Customer Care, Equal Opportunities, Data Protection and Health and Safety.
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 enquiries@hillsborough.sheffield.sch.uk
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hillsborough Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 384 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Hillsborough Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- enquiries@hillsborough.sheffield.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0114 2347898
A 3-11 primary school based in North-West Sheffield. We are proud to be part of the Tapton School Academy Trust.
Arranging a visit to Hillsborough Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@hillsborough.sheffield.sch.uk.
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