Attendance Support Officer
Newfield Secondary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 9JP2 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
4 June 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 May 2023
Job details
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs - 37 hours
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year in the first instance
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,369 - £24,496 FTE
Pay scale
- Grade 4
What skills and experience we're looking for
The role will involve contacting families regarding attendance, supporting parents and students and home visits so you will need to establish and maintain good, positive working relationships with all students, parents, colleagues and other professionals. Information relating to student attendance and punctuality is confidential; it is important that none of this information is disclosed to any unauthorised person and that is dealt with discreetly and with integrity.
Duties will include:
- Receiving and recording daily student absence calls in an efficient and timely manner as safeguarding underpins all we do in our daily practice
- Follow up student absences and lateness by telephone or other means on a daily basis with guidance from relevant colleagues as well as making appropriate referrals where necessary i.e. reporting welfare concerns to the Head of Year
- Running attendance and behaviour reports from SIMS.net
- Conduct home visits for identified students according to absence patterns
What the school offers its staff
Mercia Learning Trust, one of the most successful Trusts in the Yorkshire and Humber region is a local and ambitious Trust that is dedicated to improving the life chances and careers of its students and those professionals working within it. The Trust changes the lives of over 3000 children and young people in Sheffield and is continuing to grow.
Newfield School is part of the Mercia Learning Trust and is a valued partner and driving force within the Trust. The students and staff of our school are brave, proud, work very hard and take advantage of the variety of opportunities that are available to them.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@merciatrust.co.uk
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Newfield Secondary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1031 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Newfield Secondary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@merciatrust.co.uk
Arranging a visit to Newfield Secondary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@merciatrust.co.uk.
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