Attendance Officer

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Are you passionate about making a difference in young people's lives? Do you thrive in a dynamic and supportive environment? If so, we want you to be a part of our team!

Leigh Academy Minster is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Attendance Officer to join our vibrant school community. As an Attendance Officer, you will play a crucial role in promoting and maintaining high levels of attendance, supporting our students to achieve their full potential.

You will lead in the implementation of a range of strategies with key stakeholders, be responsible for helping to raise attendance and make a significant contribution to the ‘Every Child Matters’ outcomes. On a daily basis you'll be in contact with students, various members of staff, parents and external agencies - this is a busy and fast-paced role so we'd love to hear from candidates who are keen to be part of our collaborative and supportive environment. 

Requirements:

• Experience working in a similar role within an educational setting is desirable but not essential.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with students, parents/carers, and colleagues.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• A commitment to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children and young people.

In return, we offer:

• A supportive and inclusive working environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

If you are passionate about making a difference and believe you have the skills and experience to excel in this role, we would love to hear from you!

This is a permanent position, working 37 hours per week, term time + 1 week of inset and offers an actual salary of £22,986 - £24,609 per annum (£26,873 - £28,770 full-time equivalent), based on experience.

If you have any queries on any aspect of the application process or need additional information please contact Rachel Cribben (Recruitment Advisor) on 01634 412 258 or rachel.cribben@latrust.org.uk.

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st April 2024, our Trust comprises 32 geographically organised academies (16 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 20,000 students and employing 3,000 talented staff. Nearly 40% of our academies are judged outstanding overall by Ofsted, versus 15% nationally. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider.

Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

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Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.