Attendance Officer

Waltham Toll Bar Academy

Attendance Officer

LGAT 10 - LGAT 14 (dependant on experience)

Salary - £30,213 - £33,610 pro rata

Actual Salary: £25,832.12 (LGAT 10) - £28,736.55 (LGAT 14)

37 Hours per week - Term Time only - 195 days

Permanent

Waltham Toll Bar Academy are recruiting an Attendance Officer.

The postholder will work closely with senior colleagues, families and relevant agencies to promote, facilitate and enforce regular attendance across Academies.

To support and enforce high expectations of attendance at the Academy

To ensure first day absence procedures are completed and are robust.

To support Heads of Year with attendance and welfare issues

To help remove welfare barriers to learning and attendance, enabling students to make at least expected progress

To deal with issues in a positive manner, communicating actions to staff and parents as appropriate

To be proactive in supporting the school behaviour system if required. For example by a presence in corridors at lesson changeovers, break times, end of lunchtimes, end of the school day

To support individual students to access school and lessons.

To work in conjunction with the Pastoral Team, sharing duties and information as appropriate

To actively use and develop MIS to monitor and report on students attendance.

To liaise with outside agencies and attend meetings as appropriate

To assist with administrative tasks e.g. maintaining accurate records

To attend meetings and reviews as necessary, contacting parents as required

To build relationships with parents and resolve issues, liaising with external agencies as directed

To be alert to safeguarding issues, log onto CPOMS and pass on concerns as appropriate

Deal confidentially and sensitively with parents and students undergoing difficulties

To keep Heads of Year involved and informed of any problems which arise

To provide and coordinate ongoing support for individual students e.g., support with bereavement, mental health, family dynamics and friendships etc on a proactive and reactive basis

To monitor and support students as identified by Pastoral Officers

To support tutors as agreed/directed by Pastoral Officers

To ensure all staff contribute to raising achievement by improving school attendance

To improve and maintain the highest levels of pupil attendance reducing unauthorised absence

To maintain appropriate confidentiality

Provide mentoring support for pupils returning from exclusion to improve their attendance.

Analyse data to identify issues and proactively take action to improve behaviour/attendance

To provide administrative support to the Principal:

a. specific and general admin for attendance

b. manage suspension letters and administration

c. liaising and meeting with parents as required regarding attendance

d. Attending staff/Pastoral briefings as required

e. Acknowledging parental contact within 24 hours

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In line with our safer recruitment practices and statutory guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Education, all applicants must be willing to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Additional pre-employment checks will also be carried out including online/social media check, satisfactory references and any other appropriate checks necessary in order to assess the suitability to work with children.