Managing Attendance Coordinator

Birmingham City Council; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is seeking a Managing Attendance Coordinator in Birmingham. You will work as the single point of contact for Birmingham's special schools on pupil attendance, meeting with schools to agree targeted actions and access to services for children with poor attendance.

The role emphasizes building relationships, providing policy guidance, multi-agency collaboration, and leading professional involvement in cases of severe absence while supporting safeguarding and education

Qualifications

• Two years' casework experience in schools, youth services, social care or LA attendance services.

Responsibilities

• Build positive relationships with senior attendance champions in schools.
• Provide advice on attendance policy, multi-agency support, and contribute to attendance action plans with the child at the centre.
• Provide high quality advice, signposting and supportive challenge to schools on cases of poor attendance and safeguarding thresholds.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for dedicated individuals to join our Children and Families Directorate in Birmingham City Council as a Managing Attendance Coordinator. In this new role, you will work as part of a team acting as the 'single point of contact' primarily for Birmingham's special schools in relation to pupil attendance. You will meet regularly with allocated schools and, using attendance data, will agree targeted actions and access to services for children with poor attendance. If you have a strong background in schools, education or family support, a commitment to safeguarding and a keen interest in supporting special schools, we want to hear from you! As a Managing Attendance Coordinator, you will;

• build positive relationships and work with the senior attendance champions in schools
• provide advice on school attendance policy, multi-agency support and contribute to school attendance action plans with the child at the centre of any intervention
• provide high quality advice, signposting and supportive challenge to schools in relation to cases of poor attendance including how to share concerns with other agencies and the application of safeguarding thresholds related to pupil absence
• act as lead professional, by facilitating and contributing to multi agency meetings as appropriate where children are severely absent
• disseminate national school attendance best practice and support attendance working groups/forums to ensure attendance procedures are appropriate

Your efforts will help foster good multi agency relationships and achieve positive educational outcomes for children in our community. In return, we offer a supportive and collaborative work environment where your contributions will be valued. You will have the opportunity to participate in regular supervision, team meetings, and professional development activities. We are committed to your growth and will provide training to enhance your knowledge of home education and safeguarding practices. By joining our team, you will be making a meaningful impact on the lives of children and their families in Birmingham.

We are looking for candidates with a high standard of education, with evidence of continued professional development. You should have at least two years casework experience in schools, youth services, social care or LA attendance services. Experience of working within statutory timescales and offering timely advice, support and guidance are essential. You should have experience of extensive computerised systems and in particular word-processing packages, databases and spreadsheets and experience of producing statistical reports. You should be able to work independently within clear guidelines but also have the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

• A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
• An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
• A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
• A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
• A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

• generous annual leave
• a great pension scheme
• well-being support
• annual travel passes
• discounts at a number of city centre establishments