Attendance Welfare Manager

Hartley Brook Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 0JF

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  May 2025

• Closing date

  13 April 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  31 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £36,338.00 - £39,947.00 Annually (FTE) £32963 - £36237 Pro Rata

Attendance Welfare Manager job summary

Join Our Team as an Attendance Welfare Manager

We are currently seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Attendance Welfare Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will play a key role in overseeing the effective application of government policy on attendance, while also addressing safeguarding concerns that impact pupil attendance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and analyse student attendance and engagement, taking appropriate action where necessary.
• Liaise with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) on safeguarding concerns.
• Work with students and their families to address attendance issues, providing accurate attendance and safeguarding information.
• Line manage the Attendance Officer and ensure the smooth operation of attendance processes.
• Conduct home visits and lead parent meetings to set and review attendance targets.
• Generate and analyse attendance reports, identifying trends and setting improvement plans.
• Develop and lead strategies to promote good attendance with rewards linked to an internal house system.

Person Specification:

• Essential: GCSE English and Mathematics grade C/4 or above, excellent communication and organisational skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Desirable: Experience in a similar role, knowledge of attendance regulations, and a full clean driving licence.

About Us:

Located on Sheffield’s Shiregreen Estate, Hartley Brook Primary Academy is a vibrant and popular school serving over 620 pupils aged 3 to 11. Our academy is dedicated to fostering a nurturing and inclusive environment where every child can participate, thrive, and reach their full potential.

At Hartley Brook, we celebrate our diverse culture and work closely with parents and carers to build strong partnerships. We are proud of our students' achievements and strive to create a community where children feel valued and proud of their accomplishments.

In return, we can offer you:

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working opportunities from your first day
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Continued professional development and training opportunities
• Free on-site parking

Interested in applying?

Please see the attached Applicant Brief for more information, and don't hesitate to get in touch to arrange a visit to the school or to find out more.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early - please apply as soon as you can to avoid disappointment.

If you are joining us from another school, academy or trust we recognise your continuous service date with confirmation from your current employer. This can positively impact a number of entitlements, including increased annual holiday payments which represent an increase in salary. This can be discussed in more detail at interview.

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS check.

The Astrea Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required.

Join us at Hartley Brook Primary Academy, where education meets excellence and every child’s success is our priority. Apply now to be part of our dedicated team and make a difference in our students' lives.

Commitment to safeguarding

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Hartley Brook Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 621 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hartley Brook Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hartley-brook-primary-school-sheffield

Welcome to Hartley Brook and thank you for taking the time to look at our website. Each and every one of us is proud of the achievements of our young people and adults.

I am truly honoured and privileged to be the Principal at Hartley Brook Primary School. I am very passionate about the school and feel incredibly proud of the pupils. We have developed a strong and caring whole school community, which has helped us go from strength to strength. The thoughtful and supportive staff ensure children are at the centre of everything we do. We want to provide our children with the best start in life and support them to become ambitious and prepare for life beyond the classroom.

At Hartley Brook we have high expectations of both learning and progress and ensure children are given the opportunity to reach their full potential. We have an inclusive curriculum and all children regardless of their ability are able to access all areas of the curriculum. Hartley Brooks values (tenacity, scholarship, unity, responsibility, and curiosity) underpin everything we do on a daily basis. We aim to enrich the lives of our children by providing opportunities to attend extracurricular activities. Children demonstrate true resilience and perseverance and have achieved some amazing results in sports events.

Staff work hard to create a supportive, friendly and nurturing environment which enables all children to feel safe and know they are listened to.

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