Attendance Officer - Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Working Pattern:
Full time - term time plus specified days
Advert Start Date:
02/05/2024
Advert End Date:
17/05/2024 09:00
Salary:
£24,294 to £25,979 Pro Rata £21,496.91 to £22,987.90
Hours per week:
37 hours per week plus 10 days
Job Category:
Schools - Support
Employment Location:
Stobhillgate, Morpeth, NE61 2HA
Further Information
Collingwood School & Media Arts College is an all age (2 to 19) SEND school catering for pupils with a wide range of additional needs. The school offers a specialised learning environment to support the additional requirements of our students. We work very closely with health professionals and other outside agencies holding regular clinics in school to support both the students and their parent/carers.
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and suitably experienced Attendance Officer to join our School.
The role will involve improving whole school attendance outcomes and reducing persistent absenteeism by working with pupils, parents/carers and external agencies to improve attendance and punctuality across the school. You will support pupils and their parents/carers with interventions to improve attendance and punctuality such as establishing routines, as well as signposting to other local services (e.g. welfare and external agencies).
This role is term time plus 10 additional days (40 weeks per year in total).
The successful candidate will:
• Have experience of working with pupils and parents to improve attendance.
• Have excellent communication skills to establish effective working relationships with headteachers, external agencies etc.
• Be able to maintain manual and electronic records accurately.
The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, appropriate Level 3 qualifications and an ability to remain calm under pressure.
Hours of work – 37 hours per week, 8:30am to 4.30pm Mon to Thursday and 8:00am to 4:00pm on Fridays. Term time working plus 10 additional days to be worked during holiday periods. Personal holidays cannot be taken during term time.
Please contact Bridget Halpin, HR Officer for more information.
Closing date: 9 a.m 17th May 2024
Postal Address: Collingwood School & Media Arts College, Stobhillgate, Morpeth, NE61 2HA
Email: admin@collingwood.northumberland.sch.uk