Attendance Officer - Dunstable, United Kingdom - Houstone School

Houstone School

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Dunstable, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Permanent - 37 hours per week (Hours: Monday - Thursday 8am - 4pm with 1/2 unpaid for lunch & 8am - 3.30pm on a Friday with 1/2 unpaid for lunch) Term time only (including 5 Training days
We are looking to recruit an outstanding and committed professional Attendance Officer to join our Pastoral Office support team.

This is a full time, term time only post, which would suit someone who is passionate about helping young people to be ambitious and achieve.

Our Attendance Officer is a key member of our Pastoral Office support team.

The role involves collecting, recording, monitoring and reporting data on attendance and punctuality, and supporting our pastoral work to improve and maintain these in support of students so that they achieve the very best outcomes from their time at school.

Overall Responsibilities:

To monitor and report on whole-school attendance data, analysing data to identify key areas of concern.

To work closely with pupils, staff, parents and carers to reduce levels of absence and act appropriately when persistent absence becomes a safeguarding issue.

Follow up on any unexplained absences with parents/carers, escalating issues as appropriate in line with school procedures initiate and oversee the administration of absence procedures, for example letters home, attendance clinics and engagement with local authorities/other external agencies and partners.

To manage any safeguarding issues regarding attendance alongside the Pastoral/team/Designated Safeguarding Lead.

The successful applicant will be flexible, hardworking and willing to go the extra mile. We are looking for the successful applicant to start as soon as relevant checks have been completed.

WHY HOUSTONE SCHOOL?

Houstone School is a brand new secondary school, which opened in September 2022, we opened with pupils in Year 7-10, and from September 2023 we have pupils in all year groups.

At Houstone, our values of aspiration, endeavour, and respect, underpinned by very high expectations and drive in everything that we do.

We have a powerful culture which is warm but strict, based on clear routines, systems, and structures. As a result, our teachers enjoy their teaching with impeccable behaviour in lessons and hardworking, highly motivated pupils.

ABOUT ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS

Our values are aspiration, honesty and respect and our vision is to create a family of exceptional schools, within which students are empowered and supported to achieve extraordinary outcomes.

We currently run five schools in Bedfordshire - Bedford Free School (secondary, Ofsted outstanding), Houstone School (secondary, not yet inspected), Elstow School (primary, Ofsted good) and Queen's Park Academy (primary, Ofsted good) and Laburnum Primary School.

Our pupils will leave our schools prepared for a fulfilling life, including the opportunity to go to a great university and pursue the career of their choice.

To achieve this, our network of schools teach an academic, knowledge-rich curriculum enhanced by an entitlement to enrichment for all.

We achieve our goals through the recruitment and retention of the best colleagues and school leaders, developing talent through sector-leading professional learning.

We foster collaborative work, both across our trust and our extensive network of professional contacts, to ensure our staff can learn from and contribute significantly to the wider educational system.

We believe great staff make a great school, so we look after our colleagues well.

We value hard work, but we do all we can to identify and eliminate unnecessary workload that could result in burnout.

Safeguarding children enrolled at the School is of paramount importance, and we are fully committed to the protection and safe care of our students. The successful applicants will be required to undertake appropriate checks as well as providing proof of your right to work in the UK.

Salary:
£24,594.00-£26,279.00 per year

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