Attendance Officer/ Admin Support

Thank you for your recent enquiry regarding the above position. I would like to clarify that the advertised salary:  Grade D SCP 7-9 £22,369 - £23,194 is for full-time and therefore the salary for the hours advertised, will be a proportion (pro-rata), of this.

We are seeking to appoint a reliable and enthusiastic individual, able to use their own initiative but also able to work well as part of a team. Please note, GCSE Grade A*-C in English and Mathematics or equivalent, is an essential requirement, as is a current First Aid Certificate or the willingness to train for one. Duties will include:

·        To support and deliver a specialist service, ensuring the school meets its statutory legal obligations and targets in relation to school attendance, punctuality and safeguarding.

·        To promote and nurture positive attitudes towards education and attendance to students and families, ensuring parents and carers fully understand their statutory responsibilities and the direct link between attendance and attainment.

·        To work in conjunction with the Attendance Manager/ SMT/ Governors, providing advice on strategy in the continual development and delivery of attendance policy and procedures.

·        To monitor attendance within the day to day remit of the school and Department for Education (DfE) guidelines for specific groups ie LAC/vulnerable/high profile/at risk students with SEND.

·        To ensure that attendance practices are embedded, consistent, transparent and Ofsted compliant in accordance with DfE guidelines.

·        To keep records and complete time sensitive audits analysing practice and data ensuring all material is clear, concise and UK GDPR compliant.

·        To identify, communicate and report unauthorised absence to Derby City Education Welfare Service in conjunction with the Attendance Manager.

·        To compile and prepare all legal case papers/court papers for prosecution by Derby City Education Welfare Service.

·        To assist the Student Services Manager in the delivery of wider student services including administration, First Aid provision, fire evacuation policy and procedure.

·        To support the Medical Officer with admin, medication checks, medical information for trip leaders, trip packs and first aid equipment.

·        To represent the school in the most professional manner at all times to the wider community in accordance with the school ethos.

·        To share the school’s commitment to safeguarding and child protection and be familiar with the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and other relevant policies.

The person appointed to this position will need to be flexible, well organised, professional and have the ability to communicate with staff and students at all levels. They should be numerate with excellent IT skills and the ability to adapt to new systems. Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

Completed application forms, with supporting letter explaining why you feel you have the qualifications, experience and personal qualities required for this post, should be returned by email to: jobs@littleover.derby.sch.uk 

Closing date for applications                     :              Monday 5th December 2022

Interview date to be confirmed

Information and application forms are available from the school website: www.littleover.derby.sch.uk

Please note, school will only contact successful candidates.

Littleover Community School is a diverse and highly successful comprehensive school, with consistently outstanding levels of attainment and progress across the curriculum. We are proud of our academic record, and of the pastoral care which maintains a feeling of community in a large and expanding school. 

Littleover Community School welcomes enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. The school actively promotes equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records. 

As an organisation assessing applicants’ suitability for positions which are included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order using criminal record checks processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Littleover Community School complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-code-of-practice

and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. Littleover Community School undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a criminal record check on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed and can only ask an individual to provide details of convictions and cautions that they are legally entitled to know about.

Where a DBS certificate at either standard or enhanced level can legally be requested (where the position is one that is included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 as amended) and where appropriate Police Act Regulations (as amended), Littleover Community School can only ask an individual about convictions and cautions that are not protected.

Littleover Community School selects all candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

Littleover Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Copies of our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, along with other school policies, are available on our website at:

https://www.littleover.derby.sch.uk/information.php#policies

We would advise anyone applying for a position at LCS to read the above documents, along with the following Keeping Children Safe in Education document:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2