ATTENDANCE MANAGER

The GORSE Academies Trust; Smeaton; Vor Ort; CAD 42.000 - 56.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Teacher/Local Government Pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Zusammenfassung

John Smeaton Academy, part of The GORSE Academies Trust, is seeking an exceptional Attendance Manager to lead attendance improvements across the academy. The role focuses on reducing persistent absence, removing barriers to learning and ensuring every student has the opportunity to reach their full potential.

You will work with students, families, pastoral staff and external agencies to analyse attendance data, design targeted interventions and promote high expectations.

Qualifikationen

• Experience of improving attendance and reducing persistent absence in a secondary school.
• Strong knowledge of attendance legislation, procedures and interventions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with students, families and agencies.
• Ability to analyse attendance data and implement targeted actions.
• Commitment to improving life chances through high attendance and engagement.

Aufgaben

• Lead and coordinate attendance provision across the academy.
• Identify and overcome barriers to attendance with targeted interventions.
• Use attendance data to secure sustained improvements.
• Promote high expectations and student wellbeing with robust attendance practices.
• Collaborate with pastoral staff and external agencies to support students.

Kenntnisse

Attendance management

Data analysis

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Policy knowledge

Jobbeschreibung

Start date to be agreed with the successful candidate.

John Smeaton Academy is seeking to appoint an exceptional, resilient and highly motivated Attendance Manager to lead and coordinate our attendance provision. This is a pivotal role within the academy, responsible for driving improvements in attendance, reducing persistent absence and ensuring every student has the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

Working closely with students, families, pastoral leaders and external agencies, the successful candidate will identify and overcome barriers to attendance, implement targeted interventions and use attendance data to secure sustained improvements. They will play a key role in promoting high expectations, supporting student wellbeing and ensuring robust attendance practices across the academy.

Potential Applicants Should Have

• Experience of improving attendance and reducing persistent absence, ideally within a secondary school setting.
• Strong knowledge of attendance legislation, procedures and effective intervention strategies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with students, families, colleagues and external agencies.
• The ability to analyse attendance data and implement targeted actions that secure positive outcomes.
• A genuine commitment to improving the life chances of young people through high attendance and engagement.

Joining John Smeaton Academy means becoming part of a dedicated and ambitious team committed to excellence, inclusion and transforming life chances. If you are passionate about making a difference to young people and have the skills and determination to lead attendance improvement, we would be delighted to hear from you.

What We Offer You

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 of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

About Us

On 1 September 2021 John Smeaton Academy joined The GORSE Academies Trust, an organisation renowned for excellence in education. The trust has a nationally recognised track record of transforming inadequate schools and making them great again, or for the first time in their history. Consequently, this role represents an incredibly exciting opportunity for any candidate who is eager to be a part of an organisation that seeks to secure the very highest educational standard for every student. We are determined to ensure students at John Smeaton Academy are inspired to ‘Secure the Gift of Choice’ and we expect any successful candidate to be passionate and tenacious in their quest for all round academic and pastoral excellence.

As part of our exceptional work to date, Ofsted recognised that our academy is ‘Good’ in all areas in April/May 2024.

A unique opportunity to be part of an academy that is a Beacon for its community!

If you would like to know more about our academy, please visit our website at John Smeaton Academy.