Attendance Support Officer

Excalibur Academies Trust; Marlborough; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Pension Scheme (Teachers &LG

Employee Assistance Programme

Free on-site parking

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free Eye Tests

Career development within school and/

Flexible Family Friendly Policies

Job summary

Excalibur Academies Trust's St John's Marlborough campus seeks an Attendance Administrator to help maintain accurate attendance records, process absences, and produce reports in line with school policies.

The role collaborates with Assistant Heads of Year to monitor attendance, identify patterns, and implement interventions to improve punctuality, while engaging families to remove barriers to regular attendance.

Responsibilities

• Attendance Administration and Record Keeping - Maintain accurate and up-to-date attendance records, process absence information, produce attendance reports and correspondence, and ensure all attendance-related administration is completed efficiently and in line with school policies and procedures.
• Attendance Monitoring and Improvement - work collaboratively with the relevant Assistant Heads of Year (AHOY) to monitor and analyse student attendance and punctuality, identify patterns of absence and implementing appropriate interventions to improve attendance.
• Student and Family Engagement - Build positive and effective relationships with students, parents and carers to identify and address barriers to regular attendance and punctuality.
• Partnership Working and Support - Work collaboratively with pastoral, safeguarding, external agencies and teaching staff to promote a positive attendance culture and support students to achieve their full academic potential.

Job description

Set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on Granham Hill, St John's Marlborough is where young people aged 11-18 are challenged and supported to become confident, capable adults ready for their next steps in life.

We're proud to serve the communities of Marlborough and surrounding villages with a relentless focus on high aspirations and outstanding outcomes for every student. Our state-of-the-art facilities provide an exceptional learning environment, whilst our distinct and ambitious Sixth Form welcomes both existing students and those joining us from other schools.

As part of Excalibur Academies Trust, we benefit from shared expertise and strong governance, whilst maintaining our own unique identity, values and deep community focus.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Attendance Administration and Record Keeping - Maintain accurate and up-to-date attendance records, process absence information, produce attendance reports and correspondence, and ensure all attendance-related administration is completed efficiently and in line with school policies and procedures.
• Attendance Monitoring and Improvement - work collaboratively with the relevant Assistant Heads of Year (AHOY) to monitor and analyse student attendance and punctuality, identify patterns of absence and implementing appropriate interventions to improve attendance.
• Student and Family Engagement - Build positive and effective relationships with students, parents and carers to identify and address barriers to regular attendance and punctuality.
• Partnership Working and Support - Work collaboratively with pastoral, safeguarding, external agencies and teaching staff to promote a positive attendance culture and support students to achieve their full academic potential.

Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust's recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.

• Support on Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
• Supportive colleagues and SLT
• Eager and motivated students
• Excellent Pension Scheme (Teachers & LGPS for support and Shared Services staff)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free on-site parking & Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free Eye Tests
• Career development opportunities within school and across the Trust
• Flexible Family Friendly Policies

Note: Applicants will be considered as received. Should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early.