Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging attendance role?
Do you have experience at a strategic level within attendance and admissions?
Are you passionate about promoting student wellbeing, safeguarding and having strong relationships with parents, carers and the wider community?
If so, then we want to hear from you!
As the Attendance Manager, you will provide strategic leadership and operational management for attendance and admissions functions within the school. This is a pivotal role within the school's business support team, helping to support a fantastic learning environment for the pupils within the school. You will also act as the deputy designated safeguarding lead within the school.
This Attendance Manager job in Rossendale is a full-time permanent role to start in September 2024. The role will include, but not be limited to:
- Improve pupil attendance and punctuality, promoting and supporting high levels of attendance
- Develop a strong culture of attendance across the school community.
- Be responsible for the accurate and statutorily compliant maintenance of the attendance registers.
- Oversee the day-to-day administration of pupils' attendance, providing reports and analysis of data as required.
- Work with colleagues, pupils, parents and external agencies to identify and resolve issues that underpin low attendance.
- Liaise with parents to query and authorise absences and follow up with appropriate actions.
- Develop and maintain links with the community, families, feeder primary schools and local authorities.
- Liaise closely with the Admissions and Exclusions Team to undertake admission processes and administration.
- Liaise with pastoral leaders in the development and implementation of attendance initiatives, including competitions and rewards.
- Deal with day-to-day queries from families.
- Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers, exchanging information, facilitating their support for their child's attendance, access and learning and supporting home to school and community links.
- Oversee and participate in the attendance team's strategic home visits to students who are absent.
- Oversee and administer 'child missing in education' processes, aligned to trust and DfE guidance promptly and robustly.
- Ensure that the attendance team have a strong understanding of current attendance legislation and legal requirements.
What you'll need to succeed
- Experience of working in attendance administration
- Experience of working within an educational setting
- Confident in working with different computer systems, including MS Office, SIMS and other MIS.
- Experience of coaching and training a team to deliver on set targets.
- The ability to address sensitive matters in a caring and confidential manner.
- A commitment to the wellbeing and safety of young people.
What you need to do now
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