Attendance officer

Swanwick Hall School; Swanwick CP; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted healthcare

Gym membership

Retail discounts

Career average pension

Job summary

Swanwick Hall School is seeking an Attendance Officer to work with the Pastoral Team, families and external agencies to improve student attendance and punctuality. The role is office-based with occasional home visits and involves monitoring attendance data and contacting absent students.

The successful candidate will be discreet, professional and able to engage with a range of people, including students, families and external organisations.

Qualifications

• Experience in attendance management and safeguarding
• Ability to engage with families and external agencies
• Discrete and professional when handling sensitive information

Responsibilities

• Monitor student attendance and punctuality.
• Contact absent students and liaise with families to improve attendance.
• Prepare and implement attendance plans in collaboration with pastoral team.
• Support safeguarding processes and data handling with confidentiality.

Skills

Attendance monitoring

Data management

Communication

Education

GCSEs or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We are currently seeking to appoint an Attendance officer working with the Pastoral Team, families and outside agencies to support students with their attendance and punctuality. This is an office-based role however some home visits will be required. The role involves monitoring attendance data, making contact with absent students and implementing plans to improve the regular attendance at school. The person: The successful candidate will be a positive person who is supportive, helpful, discreet and can engage with people in a diplomatic and professional manner. The ideal candidate will be resilient and have the ability to adapt to challenging situations and maintain confidentiality when working with sensitive information. Why join us? There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career. We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time. We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children's barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

Located in the semi-rural village of Swanwick on the Nottinghamshire / Derbyshire border and within easy reach of the M1, Swanwick Hall is an 11-18 school with over 1,000 students situated on a beautiful 23-acre site around a Grade 2 listed Hall. At Swanwick Hall our mission is simple, we exist to provide our students with opportunities and experiences to enhance their life choices, making a positive contribution to the world we share. The school, a member of The Two Counties Trust, is rightly proud of its reputation in the community as a good school which has an excellent record of student progression and positive engagement based on mutual respect.

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership, and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to attractive career average pension schemes.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals and wonderful students.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• A range of support mechanisms and benefits to employees. The Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, and we take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously.