EWO/Attendance Manager (Maternity Cover)

Outwood Grange Academies Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Outwood Grange Academies Trust seeks an Education Welfare Officer/Attendance Manager to lead the attendance team and influence student outcomes. This senior role requires legislative expertise and exceptional interpersonal skills to engage families and prioritise access to learning.

Working pattern is 37 hours per week, term time plus 5 days, with responsibilities spanning strategic leadership and stakeholder collaboration across the school and wider Trust.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership role in attendance/education welfare.
• Experience engaging families in challenging circumstances.

Responsibilities

• Lead the attendance team to implement strategies across the school.
• Drive whole-school approaches to improve attendance and access to learning.

Skills

Legislation knowledge

People management

Communication skills

Job description

Are you a proactive leader ready to strategically influence student outcomes through maximising attendance?

Join us as an Education Welfare Officer/Attendance Manager, where you will lead the attendance team and drive whole-school strategies to significantly improve student attendance and educational access. This senior position requires legislative expertise, exceptional interpersonal skills, and the capacity to engage families constructively, often in complex situations, to prioritise student access to learning.

Working pattern: 37 hours per week, term time plus 5 days.