Attendance and Safeguarding Assistant

Salary: £20,344 - £23,147 pro rata (£23,654 - £26,913) SAT 7

Permanent. 

Term Time, plus 5 staff development days.

37 hours a week.

We have an exciting opportunity to appoint an Attendance and Safeguarding Assistant.

The purpose of the job is to undertake all administrative tasks associated with the recording, management and monitoring of attendance; working with individual pupils and their families to improve attendance. Supporting the Designated Safeguarding Lead in taking part in strategy discussions and meetings, contributing to the assessment of children and liaising with relevant agencies such as the local authority, children’s services and police.

Some key responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining and updating accurate attendance records;
• Making enquiries with parents / carers;
• Support and liaise with Senior leaders and Family Support worker;
• Report safeguarding concerns to the relevant authorities and refer cases to the Disclosure and Barring service and Police.

The successful candidate will need:

• Have a good general education, including at least 2 A levels or equivalent.
• Experience in handling large amounts of sensitive data and upholding the principles of confidentiality;
• Knowledge of administration procedures;
• Able to identify work priorities and manage own workload within agreed parameters;
• Understand the difficulties that children may have in approaching staff about their circumstances;
• To be willing undergo training;

A qualification related to working with children and young people and experience of working in an educational environment would be an advantage but not essential.

The Turing School is at its heart, a community school.  We pride ourselves on knowing all of our students and families, and we work together to support and develop our young people into becoming successful, confident and happy young adults.  With the right support and guidance, secondary school can be an exciting experience for young people that will equip them with the skills, abilities and qualities to succeed in life.

Join us and you can benefit from:

• A team of friendly, welcoming people to work collaboratively with. 
• A range of support from a strong team that will help to develop your practice. 
• Excellent professional development opportunities both within the school and across the Trust. 
• Local Government Pension Scheme – with a generous employer contribution;
• Employee Assistance Programme – Wellbeing and advice;
• Ride to Work Scheme;
• Eye test reimbursement;
• Employee Referral Recruitment Incentive.

Full details of the requirements of the post can be found in the accompanying recruitment pack.

If you are interested in this post, please contact Gemma Sorrell-Fleet, Office Manager for an informal discussion.  gemma.sorrellfleet@swale.at and 01323 465700 

Completed applications should be sent to Gemma Sorrell-Fleet, gemma.sorrellfleet@swale.at or by post to The Turing S chool, Larkspur Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN23 8EJ. Please note, we cannot accept CVs.  

If you experience any difficulty in completing the application form, please contact recruitment@swale.at  or 01795 426091 (option 2)

In accordance with current GDPR compliance we will not keep any details / application forms on file once the position is filled.

Interview Date: 17th June 2022

Swale Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  This post is exempt from ROA and will require an enhanced DBS disclosure