Attendance Officer
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form, London, SE25 6EJ12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
24 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 39 weeks per year, 37.5 hours per week; actual salary £25,909.24- £27,542.31
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,033-£31,926
Pay scale
- Grade 5 (Outer London)
Additional allowances
+ Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Additional Harris Benefits
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a conscentious attendance officer with previous school experience to join our small team at Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form.
We would like to hear from you if you have:
- Three years' experience of working in an inner-city school or educational establishment
- Qualifications to GCSE/A level standard or equivalent.
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft software, in particular Excel
- Knowledge of attendance policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of the range of agencies that work with students and their families.
- Basic knowledge of first aid, e.g. emergency first aid course
- Knowledge of a range of attendance codes and when they can be used
- Sound knowledge of MIS (BromCom)
- Knowledge of many of the social issues facing students from disadvantaged backgrounds
- Full working knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice
For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.
What the school offers its staff
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form is a unique sixth form, established to provide an outstanding vocational education and preparation for skills-based work or transition to university for students in Croydon and the surrounding boroughs.
Part of the Harris Federation, which runs highly successful primary and secondary academies across London, Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form caters for students who may not suit the traditional pathways at post-16. With small class sizes and strong pastoral support, we offer excellent, focused vocational options as well as the opportunity to take or resit GCSEs that students need to progress further – whether they choose to progress into a career or higher education. The academy also has a small Alternative Provision supporting students with a high level of need.
Our academy offers a choice of Construction, Health and Social Care, Business, Media, Science and Art along with resit opportunities in Maths and English Language GCSE for students choosing a vocational pathway, providing a curriculum that will challenge and inspire them to develop the skills and confidence they need to compete successfully for jobs in their chosen vocation.
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.
Further details about the role
Your responsibilities will include:
- Assisting the AWO and Attendance Lead in the management and development of attendance and punctuality policies.
- Daily administration, monitoring and follow-up of attendance and punctuality
- Ensuring accurate coding is submitted to support Learning Support issued for those students late to the Academy
- Liaising with the Attendance & Welfare Officer to ensure that prompt, consistent and rigorous intervention with poor attendance
- Monitoring student attendance alongside progress and performance targets
- Establishing the reason for absences including telephone calls, letters, and home visits, in liaison with the tutors and other staff
- Chasing teachers' incomplete registers in a timely manner
- Identifying patterns of poor attendance/punctuality and escalating concerns appropriately
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form
- School type
- Free School, ages 16 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Sixth form and collegejobs
- School size
- 258 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 16 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- info@harrisps6f.org.uk
- Phone number
- 020 3370 9238
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form is a unique sixth form, established to provide an outstanding vocational education and preparation for skills-based work or transition to university for students in Croydon and the surrounding boroughs.
Part of the Harris Federation, which runs highly successful primary and secondary academies across London, Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form caters for students who may not suit the traditional pathways at post-16. With small class sizes and strong pastoral support, we offer excellent, focused vocational options as well as the opportunity to take or resit GCSEs – whether students choose to progress into a career or higher education.
Our academy offers a choice of Construction, Health and Social Care, Business, Media, Science and Art for students choosing a vocational pathway, and a curriculum that challenges and inspires them to develop the skills and confidence they need to compete successfully for jobs in their chosen vocation.
Croydon, like much of London and the South East, is undergoing a huge programme of construction and regeneration with the potential to benefit the area for generations to come. With a focus on hard skills and employability, Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form helps students develop the skills they need to be who they want to be – and be part of that success.
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