Attendance Officer

The Stephen Longfellow Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 8PG

40 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be agreed with successful candidate

• Closing date

  31 January 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 Hours Per Week, Term Time Only + 5 Days
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: 37 Hours Per Week, Term Time Only + 5 Days

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Stephen Longfellow Academy are seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Attendance Officer. This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy - the successful applicant will be expected to support the attendance team in improving the attendance and punctuality across the Academy by monitoring the attendance of students and referring concerns. To promote good attendance within the Academy and issue routine correspondence to parent/carers regarding attendance/absence requests.

The ideal applicant will have:

• 5+ GCSE A* - C (or equivalent) including English and Mathematics
• Good ICT skills
• Knowledge of the social, emotional and mental health needs of young people.

What the school offers its staff

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership to a local government pension scheme.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Skilled Worker visas can 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.

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C1 Attendance Officer.pdf - 275 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Stephen Longfellow Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 1 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Stephen Longfellow Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@stephenlongfellow.leeds.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-stephen-longfellow-academy (opens in new tab)

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