Attendance Welfare Officer - Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom - Laureate Academy

Laureate Academy

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Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Attendance Welfare Officer

Hours: 37 per week - usually undertaken between 8am - 4pm

Fixed-term contract from September 2023 to July 2024, term-time only

Salary (actual) = £16,827 - £17,163

The purpose of the role is to support parents and students in improving students' attendance at school, through proactive monitoring and intervention.

Improving the attendance of persistently absent students will be a priority.

Primarily, the role will involve engaging with parents and students through telephone discussions and home visits, although formal meetings may also be required on occasion.

The role will involve close liaison with the academy's attendance officer, as well as working with the wider pastoral team.

Emotional resilience, empathy and the ability to hold sensitive, challenging conversations are important to the role.

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