Attendance & Welfare Officer

Attendance & Welfare Officer

Grade 5 (pts 12 - 17), £23,208 - £25,821 per annum (actual salary)

37 hours per week, term time only + 5 days

Bordesley Multi Academy Trust, a growing MAT based in Redditch, Worcestershire, currently consisting of four schools; Holyoakes Field First, Birchensale Middle, Woodfield Middle and Trinity High School, are looking to appoint an excellent Attendance and Welfare Officer to oversee support with pupils with poor attendance at school. This position will involve working with a number of schools within the Trust; currently this is Birchensale Middle School and Woodfield Academy.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of appropriate statutory legislation and understand the challenges faced by students and families. You will have the ability to provide clear professional advice on matters relating to attendance, be highly organised, comfortable working at pace and to tight deadlines, and have the ability to make decisions with changing priorities. The job requires the successful candidate to be able to visit and support pupils who are struggling to attend school, and support each school’s pastoral team with the paperwork surrounding pupil attendance.

We can offer:

• Hard-working and highly committed staff who share a common sense of purpose and high expectations of what students can achieve
• Supportive schools that are strongly committed to providing high quality CPD and career progression
• The opportunity to work with ambitious and inspirational leaders
• A staff wellbeing package, including Employee Assistance Package, Salary Sacrifice Schemes for cars and bikes, discounted local gym membership, and much more.

For further information, please contact Mrs Jo Cottle, BMAT Attendance Lead, cottlej@bmat.co.uk

Closing Date: Monday 8th April

Interviews will be held Monday 15th /Tuesday 16th April

NOTES:

Only applications submitted via the TES portal will be considered. CVs and open references are not acceptable. The successful candidate must meet the person specification in full in order to be offered the post. Bordesley MAT is an equal opportunities employer.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and criminal background check via the disclosure procedures. Also as per The Department for Education Statutory guidance, in accordance with the “Keeping Children Safe in Education” legislation latest version that came into effect on 1st September 2022, shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search as part of our due diligence. Bordesley MAT is committed to the protection, safety and welfare of its pupils and staff and we aim for the highest standards in safeguarding procedures. We expect all staff to share and promote this commitment.