Attendance & Pupil Support Officer

Ormiston Academies Trust; Martham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Ormiston Academies Trust's Flegg High Ormiston Academy is recruiting an Attendance Officer to promote excellent attendance and punctuality. You will work with pupils, families and staff to remove barriers to learning and ensure pupils are safe and engaged.

As part of the pastoral team, you will call, write letters, visit homes, analyse attendance data, run group interventions, and collaborate with Norfolk County Council and other agencies to support vulnerable children.

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable children or young people is an advantage.
• Able to build empathetic relationships with families and colleagues.
• Organised, self-motivated and confident working with data.

Responsibilities

• Promote excellent attendance and punctuality across the school.
• Make calls, write letters and visit homes to understand why a pupil is absent and what will help.
• Analyse attendance data to spot patterns and run group interventions for pupils and families.
• Build strong relationships with Norfolk County Council, the Youth Offending Team, Safer Schools, Social Services and the academy’s pastoral team.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Data literacy

Relationship-building

Job description

Ormiston Academies Trust's Flegg High Ormiston Academy is recruiting an Attendance Officer to promote excellent attendance and punctuality. You will work with pupils, families and staff to remove barriers to learning and ensure pupils are safe and engaged.

As part of the pastoral team, you will call, write letters, visit homes, analyse attendance data, run group interventions, and collaborate with Norfolk County Council and other agencies to support vulnerable children.