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Attendance and Educational Welfare Officer

Attendance and Educational Welfare Officer

Barking Abbey School

Barking and Dagenham

  • £27,978 - £28,992 per year
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  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
April/September 2022
Apply by:
24 February 2022

Job overview

Attendance and Educational Welfare Officer

35 hours per week, Term time only

Commencing: April / September 2022

Salary Scale: Scale 6 Pt 18, £27,978 to Scale 20 £28,992, pro rata

Do you want to join a highly successful, committed, student centred pastoral team?

Are you prepared to work hard with exceptional young people and staff committed to going the extra mile?

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding, innovative and committed Attendance and Educational Welfare Officer who will play a significant part in the pastoral development of the school. The successful candidate will have excellent knowledge and understanding of implementing and embedding attendance procedures. 

The successful candidate will be able:

• To work collaboratively and proactively with students and their families to ensure that children and young 

people can have full access to the educational opportunities offered at Barking Abbey.

• To support and promote the safeguarding, and welfare of all children and young people attending Barking Abbey; working closely to support the DSL’s and DDSL’s.

• To work in partnership with the Pastoral and Admin Teams to monitor and improve school attendance.

• To manage the school’s caseload of persistent absentees and non-attendees across the school.

• To encourage, enable and, where necessary, enforce the school attendance procedures of all children of school age, working with the wider family, community and external agencies.

• To promote the welfare, mental wellbeing, appropriate development and protection of children and young people.

• To liaise with outside agencies and the running of early help interventions, formally CAF’s and TAF’s.

The hours will be long but the reward will be the chance to work with and help shape our amazing students. 

They are overwhelmingly polite, respectful, considerate and have a fantastic thirst for learning. They uphold our school motto each and every day and they in return need the very best.

In return we can offer:

• A student-centered, progress focused student ethos.

• A welcoming and supportive community.

• The opportunity to work with a passionate, hardworking and supportive staff.

• A commitment to develop your skills through continued professional development.

• A supportive and committed Leadership Team and Governing Body.

• A cohort of students with high aspirations and a willingness to learn.

Barking Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and is an Equal Opportunities Employer. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process, including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants.

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About Barking Abbey School

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+44 20 3967 7030

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Barking Abbey is a heavily over-subscribed split site secondary school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, and has a well-deserved reputation for its friendly and supportive atmosphere and its excellent academic achievements. With a large KS5 provision and Additional Resourced Provisions (ARP) on each of our campuses, the school provides a varied role for the right individual.

Headteacher

Tony Roe

Values and vision

Our school motto is 'Give and Expect the Best' and we do this by living our values each and every day. Bravery, Excellence, Self-Discipline and teamwork.

Barking Abbey School aims to provide world-class teaching and learning to all its students. Staff strive to offer outstanding pastoral care, and to deliver an inclusive and challenging curriculum while offering regular and robust assessment. The secondary school also has a programme of high-quality enrichment classes.

Recruitment process

We serve a diverse community and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. We also welcome candidates with a non traditional background. The most important thing for us is your desire and ability to make a difference in young peoples lives.

Our recruitment process is fair and transparent and designed to get the best candidate for the role. A sample of our recruitment process is listed below

  • Advert placed on TES, internally and in LBBD boards
  • Blind shortlisting by a panel against the Job description. Potential applicants are   scored. Shortlisting by at least 3 people including one SLT.
  • Shortlist for interview based on scores from shortlisting.
  • Interview process will depend on role and may include; lesson observations, data or admin tasks, panel interviews, student panels and a final interview
  • All assessed tasks are scored according to set criteria and scores are moderated   to ensure consistency.
  • All panel interviews and final interviews are scored. Each interview has a   moderation process to ensure consistency of scores where appropriate. Questions are common to all applicants.
  • Feedback is provided by a member of the panel.


Ofsted report

A clear theme running through the school is the positive behaviour of pupils and their excellent attitudes to their work. Pupils are keen to do well and seize the opportunities given by teachers to work hard. They conduct themselves well around the school and are polite and respectful towards others. These attitudes have a strong impact on pupils' achievements because they enable learning to take place without undue interruption.

View Barking Abbey School’s latest Ofsted report

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