School Attendance Officer
Outwood Academy Bydales, Redcar, North Yorkshire, TS11 6ARThis job expired on 19 April 2023 – see similar jobs
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Closing date
19 April 2023 at 9am
Date listed
30 March 2023
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 Hours per week Term Time Only plus 10 Days
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £20-643-£21,409
What skills and experience we're looking for
Overall Purpose of the Post
To provide operational and administrative support to promote whole school attendance
strategies in order to improve attendance levels and reduce persistent absence, in line with
academy targets under the supervision of the Attendance Manager/Education Welfare Officer.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
To discuss reasons for absence with parents/carers, offering support and challenge
where appropriate;
To hold discussions and meetings with students, either individuals or groups, regarding
attendance and to mentor individual students where appropriate;
To respond to parental enquiries/complaints regarding attendance concerns;
To send out appropriate correspondence to parents/carers regarding absence and
attendance;
To identify concerns and discuss attendance issues with the appropriate member of
academy staff;
To undertake home visits to address concerns regarding student absence;
To undertake ‘Late Gate’ patrol each morning. To monitor late arrivals to the academy
and identify appropriate intervention, including student conversations, calls to parents
and meetings in school;
To prepare attendance data for monitoring, reports etc. To present data, reports and
information at staff briefings, SLT meetings and assemblies;
To maintain the academy’s registration and attendance management information system,
together with the daily automated system to contact parents/carers regarding absent or
late students;
To present attendance awards to individuals, VMGs and in assemblies. To manage
systems for incentives and maintain displays;
To prepare and minute information for School Attendance Panels as required;
To process referrals for Fixed Penalty Notices as required;
To publicise attendance information through a variety of channels – website, VMG,
newsletter, etc.;
Attend and participate in meetings as required;
What the school offers its staff
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - WHAT DO WE OFFER AS AN EMPLOYER?Outwood Grange Academies Trust supports colleagues by funding an extensive range of accredited training courses and apprenticeship opportunities up to Masters level. We also offer:Your starting salary with annual increments plus inflation linked increases. The starting salary within the grade advertised will be dependent upon your experience. You will also receive:
- A comprehensive induction and training process
- Automatic enrolment into an increasingly rare and valuable defined Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates
- Flexible family friendly policies from day one
- Enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period
- Holidays: A minimum of 25 days plus bank holidays (this increases with length of service)
- A range of working patterns are available dependant upon the role
Automatic enrolment into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to:
- Specialist information on a wide range of work-life issues
- Emotional support and counselling for a wide range of personal and work issues
- Legal guidance
- Financial guidance and debt counselling
- Child and dependent care support and advice
- Support for managers
We are also a wellbeing employer with a dedicated wellbeing policy and menopause policy along with menopause champions based in our academies. Other benefits include:
- Free flu vaccinations
- Free onsite parking
- Employee discounts such as competitively priced Synergy Car Leasing
- Access to various discount sites
Commitment to safeguarding
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
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About Outwood Academy Bydales
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 795 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Outwood Academy Bydales website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- s.clayton@bydales.outwood.com
- Phone number
- 01642474000
Principal: Robert McGreal
We are an Outstanding, 11-16 academy based in the picturesque coastal village of Marske-by-the-Sea, close to the stunning North York Moors National Park. We have been part of the Outwood family of schools since 2014.
Since joining the Outwood Family, we have gone from strength to strength and we have seen improvement across all areas of school life. We believe in a collaborative approach, where we all support each other, staff and students, to achieve. During Ofsted’s last inspection, we were proud when the inspectors noted that the school’s ‘leaders are ambitious’ and ‘have high expectations of each other, staff and pupils.’ These expectations are the foundations of a true, supportive and collaborative approach which leads to our high levels of attainment.
We are proud that Outwood Academy Bydales is rated Outstanding by Ofsted and in its latest report, Ofsted noted that ‘staff morale is extremely high’ at the academy and that with help from other members of the Outwood Family, we provide our staff with a varied training programme.
We have also won numerous awards as a school and we have been accredited with the prestigious IQM Award, which highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us. We are also proud to have been awarded Silver Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award. In addition, we received the Anti-Bullying Alliance's Bronze Award by completing their United Against Bullying Whole School Programme for 21-22 and 22-23. Aiming for silver this year!
We have achieved our success while fostering a hard-working school community that is welcoming and friendly, allowing students and staff to make excellent progress together.
Put simply, we know our remarkable achievements would not have been possible without the fantastic efforts from our colleagues. Help to take us to the next level.
The Outwood Family of Schools pride ourselves on fully supporting colleagues within the Family both professionally and personally.
We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
As a founding Trust of the National Institute of Education (NIoT), we will actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education and NIoT to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all teaching staff receiving a minimum of two hours of CPD each week.
We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including family friendly policies, enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period, funded CPD for qualifications up to and including Masters level plus other exclusive benefits including a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy.
All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.
If you share our vision, join our family.
Arranging a visit to Outwood Academy Bydales
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email s.clayton@bydales.outwood.com.
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