Attendance Officer
John Smeaton Academy
Leeds
- Expired
- Salary:
- £27,668 pro rata
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 13 December 2017
Job overview
Hours: 37.5 per week – Term-time only
John Smeaton Academy is part of United Learning, a large and growing group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England. Schools within United Learning work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our intranet site, United Hub, is just one example of how we share resource and communicate across sites, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance. We reward our staff: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately the satisfaction of supporting schools in their quest to give every child the opportunity to succeed and reach their full potential.
John Smeaton Academy is at an exciting stage of its development, working in partnership with Rodillian Multi Academy Trust on an undertaking to bring out the best in everyone.
John Smeaton Academy is looking to recruit an outstanding individual interested in joining our team as an Attendance Officer.
Reporting to the Designated Senior Leader you will work alongside key school staff to promote excellent attendance, reduce levels of absence and work with children and families to promote high levels of attendance.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- A track record of working in an Attendance role, preferably within a school environment
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to work under pressure
- Excellent knowledge of SIMS and Microsoft Office software
- High quality organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills to liaise with staff, students and families
Prospective candidates should have a good standard of education; ideally a grade “C” or above GCSE in English and Mathematics (or equivalent) with exceptional organisational and communication skills and be proficient in the use of IT.
As a member of staff at John Smeaton Academy we can offer you the following:
- A welcoming and friendly school
- A rewarding career with opportunities for professional development
- Access to appropriate high quality training.
To Apply
Please apply online by clicking on the following link: https://unitedlearning.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/1098664?cid=0&rsid=0&js=0&LinkType=1&FromSearch=False
Closing date: Wednesday 13 December 2017
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About John Smeaton Academy
- John Smeaton Academy
- Smeaton Approach, Barwick Road, Leeds
- West Yorkshire
- LS15 8TA
- United Kingdom
John Smeaton Academy is a comprehensive school serving the east of Leeds with excellent educational facilities recently built under the Government’s ‘Building School’s for the Future’ initiative. In addition to the main school building, with state of the art ICT facilities throughout, children also have access to the recently rebuilt community sports centre.
Our staff have all chosen to work at John Smeaton Academy because we all share the same dream – we want to make a difference to the life chances of young people in an increasingly competitive world.
Our parents and students tell us we listen to them and actively seek their opinions on a wide range of issues. Our students believe that learning is relevant to them, they enjoy their learning, and are increasingly ambitious and aspirational. Parents and carers believe we are providing their children with an enjoyable learning experience in a safe and secure learning environment.
It is our continued aim to make John Smeaton Academy the school of first choice for our local community. To this end we are committed to working closely with our feeder primary schools and the wider community.
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