Attendance Officer and Student Welfare Assistant - Kendrick School
Kendrick School, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5BN22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 3.30pm - Term time only - Required for January 2025
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £22,088 Per year
What skills and experience we're looking for
Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 3.30pm -Term time only - Required for January 2025
Kendrick School is a successful 11-18 girls’ grammar school in Reading. Graded ‘Outstanding’ in its last OFSTED inspection (November 2022), Kendrick School is a centre of academic excellence with a track record of high performance and achievement.
We have vacancy for an Attendance Officer and Student Welfare Assistant to join our Student Welfare Team. The successful candidate would be responsible for:
- Monitoring statutory attendance and punctuality data daily and ensuring that this information is swiftly made available to appropriate staff.
- Follow-up on every absence with students, families and/or staff as appropriate and ensure all attendance is accurately recorded.
- Identify and implement intervention strategies to address and continually improve attendance and punctuality.
- To be the Lead First Aider assessing the medical and welfare needs of students and staff
You would also be part of a team helping students to reach their full potential by supporting them with their personal development, attendance and welfare.
Applicants must have a desire to see every child reach their highest possible outcome and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with both adults and children. They must be professional, IT competent and be able to produce and analyse data for reports.
This is a busy role, and the successful candidate must be able to work calmly under pressure, use their own initiative and work well as part of a team. Being versatile, proactive and well organised are key skills required for this role. The successful candidate must be willing to undertake first aid training.
Kendrick School is a welcoming, inclusive and happy community, with students who are engaging, cooperative and eager to learn. Benefits include free car parking, access to a 24/5 Employee Assistance Scheme, a contributory pension scheme, training and development and use of the swimming pool and sporting facilities.
What the school offers its staff
An application form and a job description can be downloaded from the school website - https://www.kendrick.reading.sch.uk. Visits to the school are welcome and encouraged.
Closing date: 9.00am Monday 13th January 2025
Interviews: To be confirmed
We hold the right to close the application process early if a suitable applicant applies and is appointed.
Kendrick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure & Barring Service. Kendrick School is an Equal Opportunity employer
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
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About Kendrick School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 903 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Kendrick School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- aemberson@kendrick.reading.sch.uk
Kendrick School is an 11-18 selective girls’ school with academy status situated in the centre of Reading. Kendrick has an impressive record of the highest academic standards and achievements and is acknowledged as being one of the very best state schools in the country; it is a centre of excellence for girls’ education and an outstanding school. Year on year Kendrick has been acknowledged for being in the top 5% of schools in the country in terms of progress of students between KS2 and KS4, using the Progress 8 measure.
Arranging a visit to Kendrick School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email aemberson@kendrick.reading.sch.uk.
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