Attendance & Inclusion Champion

The Co Operative Academies Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Co-op Academies Trust is seeking an Inclusion and Attendance Officer to help improve attendance, promote inclusion and support pupils who face barriers to education across our West Yorkshire cluster. You will work with pupils, families, school colleagues and external agencies to identify needs and deliver targeted interventions.

Travel between academies is required as part of the role, with home visits and ongoing engagement to build trust, monitor progress and support successful

Qualifications

• Experience working with children, young people and families, especially those facing challenging circumstances.
• Understanding barriers to attendance, inclusion and engagement.
• Experience collaborating with external agencies to support pupils and families.
• Experience maintaining accurate records, documenting interventions and monitoring outcomes.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to engage families sensitively.
• Understanding safeguarding responsibilities and importance of early intervention.
• Ability to manage own workload, work independently and as part of a wider team.
• Good organisational and ICT skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify patterns of absence and barriers to inclusion using attendance data to inform targeted support.
• Build positive relationships with pupils and families through engagement, home visits and early intervention.
• Plan, deliver and review individualised attendance and inclusion interventions.
• Collaborate with school staff and external agencies to coordinate support for pupils and families.
• Support pupils with emotionally based barriers to attendance and engagement.
• Assist reintegration and transition for pupils returning from extended absence.
• Maintain accurate, confidential records of interventions and progress.
• Support school attendance procedures and statutory processes where appropriate.

Skills

Children & families experience

Partnership working

Record keeping

Communication skills

Safeguarding awareness

Workload management

ICT skills

Job description

The Co-op Academies Trust is seeking an Inclusion and Attendance Officer to help improve attendance, promote inclusion and support pupils who face barriers to education across our West Yorkshire cluster. You will work with pupils, families, school colleagues and external agencies to identify needs and deliver targeted interventions.

Travel between academies is required as part of the role, with home visits and ongoing engagement to build trust, monitor progress and support successful