Attendance Officer
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8AA5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Term time: 32.5 hours per week, term time only
Contract type
- Maternity or parental leave cover - Fixed term until July 2025
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £26,421 and £29,269. Actual salary between £19,405 and £21,497 - pay award pending
Pay scale
- Grade 6, SCP 12-18
What skills and experience we're looking for
- NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification e.g. I.L.M. Certificate of First Line Management (Introductory Course) or experience in relevant discipline
- English and Maths to GCSE level or equivalent
- Very good Numeracy/ Literacy Skills
- Effective use of ICT and other specialist equipment/resources
- Full working knowledge of relevant polices/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation
- A knowledge of the work of a school
- A knowledge of school attendance systems and processes
- Excellent administrative & organisational skills
- Able to work accurately and complete tasks to specific deadlines
- Excellent ICT skills
- Able to work with minimum supervision and on own initiative
- Able to communicate effectively and sympathetically with a range of people, including parents and pupils
- Well organised, able to maintain accurate records and manage own workload
- Manage own case load of Pupils working with vulnerable students and those with emotional and social difficulties.
- Good communicator, able to work with a variety of colleagues, including teachers and support staff
- Experience of development, management and operation of administrative systems
- Previous experience of working with multi agencies
- Experience of using administrative and operational systems in a complex organisation
- Experience of working with pupils with attendance issues and understanding the issues behind this
- Experience of providing advice to Senior Management and other stakeholders
- Excellent keyboard skills in the use of computerised systems e.g. bulk data input
- Ability to relate well to children and adults
- Work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
- Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to take personal responsibility for organising day to day targets
- Ability to convey straightforward information, orally and in writing to colleagues, pupils and parents
- Ability to produce accurate and up-to-date records and reports as required
- Ability to maintain efficient record keeping systems
- Ability to convey information clearly and accurately
- Ability to work in an organised and methodical manner
What the school offers its staff
We can offer the successful candidate:
- A forward-thinking and supportive leadership team
- An outward-facing school with strong links in the local community
- A dedicated, supportive and enthusiastic administration team
- Positive and established partnerships with our parents and the wider community
- Friendly, well-motivated children who enjoy learning
- A challenging and highly supportive governing body
- A culture of continual professional development
- An inclusive and happy working environment with a great team
Further details about the role
Commitment to safeguarding
Snapethorpe Primary is committed to the safeguarding of children and is a committed equal opportunities employer. Please note that our safeguarding requirements and practices mean we are only able to consider complete applications submitted using the application form – we cannot accept only CV applications. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and safer recruitment checks including satisfactory references.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to arutherford@snapethorpeprimary.co.uk
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 677 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- arutherford@snapethorpeprimary.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01924367396
Snapethorpe Primary is a large school with over 680 pupils and over 100 staff on role.
Our school is a place where everyone is included and valued. We are proud that our children enjoy coming to school and that they know their education and care are at the centre of everything they do.
With a focus on constantly improving, we nurture and celebrate individual talents and interests, emphasising high expectations and the importance of always trying one’s best in every situation.
This is an exciting time to join the school and help to shape our future as we change and develop with new members of the Leadership Team.
Arranging a visit to Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email arutherford@snapethorpeprimary.co.uk.
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