Attendance Manager/Education Welfare Officer
Outwood Academy Shafton
Central region – Barnsley & Wakefield
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade SOI (SCP29 – 31) £23,453 - £25,004 actual salary
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 14 January 2019
Job overview
37 Hours per week - term time + 10 days
Outwood Grange Academies Trust are seeking to appoint an Attendance Manger/Education Welfare Officer to lead academy attendance teams and to engage students and their parents/carers where poor attendance is identified as a barrier to learning.
We’ll look to you to help us fulfil our responsibility in the improvement of attendance and enhance the life chances of our students across Outwood Grange Academies Trust.
To be successful, you will be a highly self-motivated individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Previous experience of working with children and families and with other agencies is essential, preferably within an education welfare setting.
You will be employed to work across the central region of Outwood Grange Academies Trust, and can be deployed to work at any academy within that region. The academies within the Central region are: Outwood Grange Academy, Outwood Academy Carlton, Outwood Academy City Fields, Outwood Academy Freeston, Outwood Academy Hemsworth and Outwood Academy Shafton.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated and driven individual who possesses the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students.
Please note that there is currently a job evaluation exercise being undertaken across the Trust. The salary advertised for this post is therefore subject to job evaluation and may change.
For more information and to apply, please go to: www.outwood.com > Vacancies.
Closing date: Midday on 14 January 2018.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.
About Outwood Academy Shafton
- Outwood Academy Shafton
- Engine Lane, Shafton, Barnsley
- South Yorkshire
- S72 8RE
- United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson
Principal: Alison McQueen
Outwood Academy Shafton is an Ofsted Good rated, 11-16 academy and we are delighted to be based in the picturesque village of Shafton, in the South Yorkshire metropolitan borough of Barnsley, near Sheffield. Part of the Outwood Family since 2015, we are delighted that after its latest inspection, Ofsted noted that ‘staff morale is high and pupils are positive about their learning experiences’ with us.
We are focused on giving students the best life chances by creating a culture of success, a positive climate for learning, and increased attainment, achievement and social and emotional development. We want learning to be loved and valued by everyone and we aim to create a safe and secure learning community that encourages healthy lifestyles and creates the self-supporting citizens of the future. We are innovators with a knowledge-rich curriculum, designed to personalise learning for every student, helping them to reach their potential
We are proud to have won numerous awards as a school and to have been accredited with the prestigious IQM Award, in addition to being an IQM Centre of Excellence, which highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us.
We believe we are on a journey to Outstanding. Help to take us to the next level.
The Outwood Family of Schools pride ourselves on fully supporting colleagues within the Family both professionally and personally.
We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
As a founding Trust of the National Institute of Education (NIoT), we will actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education and NIoT to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all teaching staff receiving a minimum of two hours of CPD each week.
We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including family friendly policies, enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period, funded CPD for qualifications up to and including Masters level plus other exclusive benefits including a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy.
All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.
If you share our vision, join our family.
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