Attendance Manager/Education Welfare Officer
Outwood Academy Valley
Nottinghamshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- £24,107- £28,011 (actual salary)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 13 September 2016
Job overview
37 hours per week, term time + 4 weeks
This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated and driven individual. Reporting directly to the Senior Leadership Team, you’ll be joining a a strong team whose single goal is ‘Students First’. To be successful, you must possess the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students.
We will look to you to help us fulfil our responsibility in the improvement of attendance and enhance the life chances of our students across Outwood Academy Portland and Outwood Academy Valley. You’ll also line manage two Attendance Officers and two Attendance Admin Assistants, and will have overall responsibility for ensuring attendance targets are met at both Academies.
You will have excellent communication skills, good time management, and the ability to multitask and work to tight deadlines. This role will necessitate accuracy, attention to detail and excellent organisational skills. You must also have experience of working within an attendance role in a school environment.
Just 30 minutes from Sheffield and Doncaster and with good links to both the M1 and A1, the Outwood Academies in Worksop are both thriving learning communities for both students and staff. Our staff are dedicated to securing the best possible outcomes for every student. Attendance is a key factor in making us one of the best performing Multi Academy Trusts in the country.
The academy benefits from being part of the Outwood Family of Schools and you will be joining a highly innovative, inspirational and ambitious organisation. The Trust guarantees every member of staff CPD and development opportunities.
Visits to the academy are encouraged and welcomed. To arrange a visit please contact recruitment@valley.outwood.com
For more information and to apply, please go to www.outwood.com > Vacancies. Alternatively, you can contact our HR Team directly by email: recruitment@valley.outwood.com
Closing date: Midday on Wednesday, 14th September 2016.
Interview date: Tuesday, 20th September 2016.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students. All offers of employment will be subject to enhanced DBS Checks.
About Outwood Academy Valley
Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson
Principal: Dave Cavill
We are an Ofsted Outstanding, 11-18 academy based in the large friendly town of Worksop, near Sheffield and Nottingham.
Since joining the Outwood Family in 2012, we were rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2017 and are among the top schools for Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire for GCSE results, including English and Maths. We are committed to developing our staff and we are delighted that after its latest inspection, Ofsted noted that ‘the support provided for teachers’ development is strong and wide ranging.’
We believe that learning should be both enjoyable and enriching. We are innovators with a knowledge-rich curriculum, designed to personalise learning for every student, helping them to reach their potential. With a holistic view of education, we value vocational, practical, creative and academic excellence equally, creating an environment where every student can shine.
We have won numerous awards as a school and we have been accredited with the prestigious IQM Award, which highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us. We are also proud to have been awarded Silver Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award.
Although we are Outstanding, we are constantly looking to improve. 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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