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Student Support & Attendance Officer

Hednesford Valley High School, Hednesford, Staffordshire, WS12 4JS

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• Start date details

  As soon as possible but no later than 27th February 2023

• Closing date

  4 January 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 November 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - Hours of work: 37 hours – Mon-Thurs 08:30 am to 16:30 pm. Fri 08:30-16:00 pm (The successful applicant is required to start at 8:30 am however, there is flexibility in the finishing time, should you require an earlier finish).
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 6 Term Time only. Actual salary £20,258

What skills and experience we're looking for

We require a flexible and organized individual who: -

• Has experience of working in an office environment, preferably a school office.
• Has excellent attention to detail and ability to work under pressure
• Has excellent ICT skills with a good knowledge of Microsoft Office software
• Has excellent organisational skills
• Has excellent communication skills to liaise with staff, students, parents/carers and external professionals.
• Has very good numeracy/literacy skills equivalent to GCSE C and above.
• A team player who is able to work collaboratively with others.

What the school offers its staff

We offer you: -

* A strong motivated team

* Excellent training opportunities and a mentor to support you.

Further details about the role

We are seeking to appoint a resourceful and highly effective Student Support & Attendance Officer for this key role within our school. You will work alongside the Senior Leadership Team and Pastoral Team in supporting students who may have behaviour/attendance/truancy issues. You will have responsibility for ensuring students are attending school and barriers to learning are addressed and reduced.The role will involve daily monitoring of attendance, including First day response, carry out appropriate home visits, attend regular attendance meetings, facilitate parental meetings to encourage regular student attendance. You may also be required to supervise students with attendance issues in the classroom. You should have excellent SIMS experience and be able to produce detailed reports for SLT when required. The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a school environment and have an understanding of the issues that may affect a student’s ability to attend school, although training will be provided for a suitable candidate with no experience but has the necessary skills

Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. The selected candidate will also have social media checks. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

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About Hednesford Valley High School

• School type: Special school, ages 11 to 19
• School size: 177 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Hednesford Valley High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: l.fox@hvh.staffs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01543 423714
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hednesford-valley-high-school (opens in new tab)

Hednesford Valley High School is a generic Special School set in Cannock Chase, an Area of Outstanding National Beauty. We educate students on two sites, with years 7-11 at our main site and our Sixth Form is set in a dedicated building at Cannock Chase High School. We have amazing students with a range of learning needs, who are supported by dedicated staff with a passion for transforming the lives of our students. If you join our team, you will be part of a school where students love to learn, and staff love to teach. We truly are a family. This is not just a statement; our data supports this. Our attendance and positive behaviour are above national data and we have just received amazing feedback from our recent parent/carer questionnaire.

Arranging a visit to Hednesford Valley High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email l.fox@hvh.staffs.sch.uk.

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