Attendance Officer - Ipswich, United Kingdom - Teacheroo

Teacheroo

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Ipswich, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Introduction
Do you want to make a difference by improving school attendance and punctuality and helping us meet our attendance targets?

Could you help promote positive attitudes of students and their families towards education and ensure parents are made fully aware of their statutory responsibilities, particularly where there is persistent absence? Are you confident in attending meetings both at school and off site? If so, this could be the position for you

The post is for 37 hours a week, working 8am - 4pm with a 30 minute lunch break. You will work Monday to Friday for 39 weeks a year ( term time plus staff training days).

Due to the closing date being within the Easter holidays, interviews will be held on Friday21st April 2023.

Main Responsibilities

The purpose of the role is:

To provide a specialist service to help the school to raise achievement by improving school attendance and punctuality and to meet our attendance targets.
To promote positive attitudes of students and their families towards education and ensuring that parents are made fully aware of their statutory responsibilities, particularly where there is persistent absence.
To make unsupervised home visits and attends meeting both at school and off site.

Essential knowledge and skills include:

Knowledge of commonly used computer software packages and the ability to analyse statistical data
A good understanding of issues affecting truancy, lateness and school absence.
A clear understanding of the statutory framework for school attendance
A good standard of education and relevant qualifications.
A willingness to undertake relevant training and keep knowledge up to date

About the school/organisation
Northgate High School is an 11-18 school situated on the edge of Ipswich.

Our school is an impressive site, with purpose-built centres maintained and equipped to the highest standards, including recent investment in technology.

We embrace three core values of Respect, Determination and Teamwork.

These values are fundamental to the calm and positive learning environment that we strive to achieve at all levels across the school.

Following Ofsted's 2019 inspection under the new framework, we remain a 'Good' school.

Ofsted noted that "pupils enjoy coming to this school" and that "the Sixth form is a vibrant learning community, where every student is valued as an individual.

The ethos at Northgate is underpinned by our genuine desire to support the wellbeing of every student and staff member ensuring that they can realise their full potential.

We value our staff highly and, if you join us, you will be working in a school that is committed to staff wellbeing, offers a first class professional development programme carefully linked to the School Improvement Plan and Performance Management Objectives.

This means that our CPD programme strengthens the link between personal autonomy and our aims as a school. We maintain positive links with other local schools and universities.

Along with the extensive CPD programme we offer a competitive pension scheme and benefit package which is available to all staff.

Package Description

Being an employee of Northgate High School allows you access to an Employee Benefits scheme saving you money on many High Street brands, a cycle-to-work scheme, use of the sports facilities, library, and free parking.

Hot meals are available on-site during term time. We also offer entry into a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.