Attendance Officer

Waltham Toll Bar Academy; New Waltham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust is seeking an Attendance Officer to promote, monitor and enforce regular attendance across its academies in New Waltham. You will work with families, staff and external agencies to remove barriers to learning and to support safeguarding across the trust.

The role is 37 hours per week, term time only (195 days), permanent, with salary range £30,213–£33,610 pro rata. DBS checks and pre-employment checks are required.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS check required.
• Pre-employment checks include online/social media check and references.

Responsibilities

• Promote, monitor and enforce regular attendance across academies.
• Support Heads of Year with attendance and welfare issues.
• Liaise with families, staff and external agencies to remove barriers to learning.
• Maintain accurate attendance records using MIS and report on attendance data.
• Attend meetings and reviews, advising on attendance and safeguarding concerns.

Job description

The postholder will work closely with senior colleagues, families and relevant agencies to promote, facilitate and enforce regular attendance across Academies.

• To support and enforce high expectations of attendance at the Academy
• To ensure first day absence procedures are completed and are robust.
• To support Heads of Year with attendance and welfare issues
• To help remove welfare barriers to learning and attendance, enabling students to make at least expected progress
• To deal with issues in a positive manner, communicating actions to staff and parents as appropriate
• To be proactive in supporting the school behaviour system if required. For example by a presence in corridors at lesson changeovers, break times, end of lunchtimes, end of the school day
• To support individual students to access school and lessons.
• To work in conjunction with the Pastoral Team, sharing duties and information as appropriate
• To actively use and develop MIS to monitor and report on students attendance.
• To liaise with outside agencies and attend meetings as appropriate
• To assist with administrative tasks e.g. maintaining accurate records
• To attend meetings and reviews as necessary, contacting parents as required
• To build relationships with parents and resolve issues, liaising with external agencies as directed
• To be alert to safeguarding issues, log onto CPOMS and pass on concerns as appropriate
• Deal confidentially and sensitively with parents and students undergoing difficulties
• To keep Heads of Year involved and informed of any problems which arise
• To provide and coordinate ongoing support for individual students e.g., support with bereavement, mental health, family dynamics and friendships etc on a proactive and reactive basis
• To monitor and support students as identified by Pastoral Officers
• To support tutors as agreed/directed by Pastoral Officers
• To ensure all staff contribute to raising achievement by improving school attendance
• To improve and maintain the highest levels of pupil attendance reducing unauthorised absence
• To maintain appropriate confidentiality
• Provide mentoring support for pupils returning from exclusion to improve their attendance.
• Analyse data to identify issues and proactively take action to improve behaviour/attendance
• To provide administrative support to the Principal:
  • a. specific and general admin for attendance
  • b. manage suspension letters and administration
  • c. liaising and meeting with parents as required regarding attendance
  • d. Attending staff/Pastoral briefings as required

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In line with our safer recruitment practices and statutory guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Education, all applicants must be willing to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Additional pre-employment checks will also be carried out including online/social media check, satisfactory references and any other appropriate checks necessary in order to assess the suitability to work with children.

LGAT 10 - LGAT 14 (dependant on experience)

Salary - £30,213 - £33,610 pro rata

Actual Salary: £25,832.12 (LGAT 10) - £28,736.55 (LGAT 14)

37 Hours per week - Term Time only - 195 days

Permanent