Attendance / Inclusion Support Assistant

£18,870 - £20,541 full time equivalent, £15,949 - £17,360 actual salary

37 hours per week, 44.07 weeks per year

Hillsview Academy, which opened in September 2014, is an 11-19 academy of 660 students situated in the Teesville area of Redcar and Cleveland. We are within easy access of Middlesbrough and the Tees Valley and only 10 minutes from the A19 motorway.

Since the amalgamation from two predecessor schools we have worked hard at establishing a new school community which we can all be proud of. Our students are proud to learn here and clearly want to be successful – all they need is you!

We are seeking to appoint an Attendance/Inclusion Support Assistant who will:

• Assist Student Managers to ensure standards of dress, behaviour, organisation (ie: Equipment and planners) of students are monitored daily
• Assist Student Managers in leading the moral, physical and emotional wellbeing of all students
• Be responsible for improving student attendance 
• Work with Student Managers to provide targeted support to students
• Assist Student Managers with monitoring student attendance and hold meetings with individuals who are at risk of persistent absenteeism or below floor targets or in decline. This will include raising attendance rates in groups vulnerable to underperformance ie: Disadvantaged SEND 
• Assist in the identification of early signs of disengagement and contribute to specific interventions to encourage re-engagement with the curriculum and academy life 
• Assist in the monitoring and identification of students at risk of exclusion; students with low self-esteem, motivation; students with family and school issues impacting on Academy life; students educationally underachieving and with poor attendance 
• Assist with the tracking and monitoring of the academic progress of the pupils/students across the Academy and assist in developing appropriate interventions in co-ordination with the Student Managers and the Director of Progress 
• Communicate with teaching staff in terms of student wellbeing so as to support the student to reach their potential
• Work with the Student Managers to ensure pastoral/intervention care of the whole student body including liaising with the SENCO and meeting external agencies on and off site

AET believes that each and every child is inspired to choose a remarkable life. Our mission is to gather and motivate inspirational people committed to delivering an excellent education that launches children into remarkable lives.  

Our values are:

• Be unusually brave
• Discover what’s possible
• Push the limits
• Be big-hearted

In return we will offer you:

• A professional, hardworking and supportive team of staff with the capability and desire to raise student achievement even further
• Enthusiastic students who are willing to learn and are proud of their learning environment
• Opportunities for further professional development
• Extra-curricular activities and facilities for staff
• A caring and supportive working environment within a vibrant Academy community.

You will be joining an excellent, highly skilled team from across the Academy. 

We actively welcome visits so you can learn more about us, please contact the academy on 01642 454577 to arrange.

The start date is as soon as possible and the contract is fixed term until 23 July 2019. 

Closing date: Sunday 25 November 2018

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.  All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s.  Find your remarkable, apply today, click on the 'quick apply' button.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

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