Attendance Assistant

Nunthorpe Academy are looking for an Academy Attendance Assistant

Academy Attendance Assistant

Grade C+ Salary Points 6-7

Actual Salary £18,592 - £18,931 per annum (£21,968 - £22,369) per annum full time equivalent)

Term Time Only - 37 hours per week (Monday 8.00 – 3.30, Tuesday - Friday 8.00 – 4.00) with some flexibility of hours to meet specific work demands.

Nunthorpe Academy is a very popular co-educational 11-19 comprehensive converter Academy with approximately 1550 students on roll - judged to be GOOD by OFSTED. 

What can you offer Nunthorpe?

• Do you have a passion for the education of students?

• Do you possess excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills with equally excellent multi-tasking abilities?

• Are you proactive and committed with a meticulous attention to detail, and a strong work ethic?

The successful candidate will:

• Promote high standards of attendance and punctuality – maximising student learning and educational experiences.
• Follow Academy procedures, ensuring that accurate records are kept, timely, regular and appropriate communication with parents/carers takes place and whole Academy strategies and protocols are promoted and adhered to.

Key Accountabilities include:

To monitor and report attendance and punctuality for all students in their care (Attendance Officer/ Assistant Vice Principal (AVP) Behaviour and Attitudes)

• Liaise with Attendance Officer (AO) to ensure attendance recording systems are updated accurately and in a timely manner
• Support the AO to take answerphone messages and update daily attendance records.
• Ensure ‘first response’ phone calls are made to all parents/carers by 10.30am every day, pro-actively seeking assistance if required.
• Take responsibility for the completion of home visits for students who have been absent for 3 days.
• Ensure communications with students and parents/carers are timely and compliant with the Trust’s communication protocol.
• Supervise the sign in process for students arriving late. This will also include recording, tracking and monitoring punctuality data.
• Ensure class teachers are completing registers accurately and on time.
• Pro-actively follow up on ‘BFL safeguarding register’ issues to ensure we know the whereabouts of all students on site.
• Oversee Sixth Form supervised study periods and ensure that registers are completed accurately

Do you think you could be part of our team, contribute to our ongoing success and inspire our students, parents and your colleagues? 

If so, please download an application pack: www.tes.com by 12 December 2022, 9am.

Interviews will be held w/c 12.12.22.

We look forward to hearing from you!