Attendance and Safeguarding Manager
Job Type Full Time, Permanent
Location Bottesford, NG13 0AX
Salary PPS 12 £26,421 - PPS 14 £27,334 per annum, pro rata to £22,889 - £23,680
Hours: 39 weeks per year (term time + training days)
The Academy is a member of The Trust, an established and supportive MAT. Their scale allows both flexibility and creativity in terms of career development, with permanent and secondment opportunities across their academies allowing exciting career pathways. They are determined in their mission to improve the life chances of their students and they are equally committed to the wellbeing and development of their staff. All their support staff benefit from annual appraisals, access to CPD opportunities, their Trust Employee Benefits Programme and excellent support from their HR team.
The Role
The Academy is seeking to appoint a conscientious, diligent and highly organised Attendance and Safeguarding Manager to be an important part of their Pastoral support team. Your role will include supporting the work of the pastoral and safeguarding team to ensure excellent attendance and punctuality across the academy.
Your primary role will be to work closely with key staff, parents and student to overcome barriers to attendance. Working closely with the Pastoral team in school you will also work with external agencies where appropriate to identify concerns and develop individual action plans.
Their community spirited academy benefits from committed parents, governors and students whose excellent behaviour is testament to their holistic pastoral and values system. The academy has excellent road and rail transport links and is easily accessible from all major towns and cities in the region including Lincoln, Newark, Grantham and Nottingham.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as Attendance Officer for the Academy
- Liaise with and develop the working practices of the Heads of Year in relation to attendance issues
- Carry out Home Visits for hard to reach parents and children with low attendance
- Provide accurate and detailed reports of home visits
- Schedule and conduct attendance panel meetings to determine reasons for absence and to set individual action plan.
- Work in Partnership with the Pastoral Manager and Deputy Headteacher PDBW to support Team Around the Child (TAC) process through engagement with families and wide range of agencies
- Report any safeguarding concerns to the Deputy Headteacher PDBW and provide detailed reports for any referrals
- Use SIMS effectively and analyse attendance data to identify patterns of absence, persistent absence and absence patterns of particular groups and set appropriate action of improvements
- Provide support to the DSL for the Academy with assessing information provided by staff and take appropriate action if necessary, making a referral to Children's Services as required.
- Ensure that concerns are logged and shared with relevant staff and securely stored on the data management system.
- Monitor absence lesson by lesson and raise any concerns immediately with regards to the whereabouts of a child and act in accordance with the Academy policy
- Maintain accurate records and provide attendance reports as required
- Offer pastoral support to students and parents and liaise with Academy staff and external agencies to resolve issues
Skills and Qualifications
- Experience of dealing with safeguarding issues
- Experience in the use of IT
- Experience of working in a multi-agency arena
- GCSE English and Maths grade (A-C) or equivalent experience
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office and internet
- Excellent organization, time management and administrative skills
- Outstanding communication skills in dealing with students, staff, parents and external agencies and stakeholders
- A high degree of emotional intelligence with the ability to rapidly analyse and evaluate situations and effectively apply de-escalation techniques
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable Academy, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
The Federation of Academies Trust is committed to maintaining a diverse workforce and an inclusive environment for all. Their aim, embedded in the Trust Values, is to enrich their workforce at every level and they encourage applications from all under-represented groups.
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The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The position is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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