Attendance Officer
The Excelsior Academy
Hackney
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- £21,000 to £23,000
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- March 2018
- Apply by:
- 19 February 2018
Job overview
Location: Hackney
Contract type: Permanent - Term Time plus 10 days
Start Date: March 2018
Do you want to work in a “good school”… with “outstanding leadership and management at all levels”?
Ofsted 2015
The Petchey Academy is seeking to appoint dynamic, pioneering and entrepreneurial staff to work at this academy, where there are good opportunities for career advancement supported by strong CPD. We are currently recruiting for a strong Attendance Officer.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:
· Promote the Academy ethos, culture and work in a positive light, encouraging and supporting colleagues demonstrating and establishing a commitment to quality and best practice
· To work within the Central Office and the Student Welfare Team in Renaissance to improve student attendance and punctuality.
- Support the academy’s aspirational attendance target of 97%.
· Work with dedicated and enthusiastic staff to inspire our students
· Enjoy an inspiring new building and state of art IT facilities
- Establish and monitor robust systems to ensure the accurate recording of students’ attendance on Progresso.
Knowledge and Experience
· Educated to GCSE level as a minimum (C Grade or above for English and Maths) with strong evidence of continuous self-development and updated knowledge.
· An understanding of the demands of an education/school environment is desirable.
· An understanding of the principles of customer care and experience in a customer facing role.
· Ability to Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people
The Petchey Academy, under the patronage of Jack Petchey is dedicated to enabling young people to aspire and succeed. We have adopted his motto and encourage our students to truly believe “If I think I can….I can!”
If you are seeking a challenging and rewarding position, enriching the lives of the students who attend The Petchey Academy, then we are keen to hear from you.
TPA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be requested to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check
To apply please visit our website www.petcheyacademy.org.uk
Attached documents
About The Excelsior Academy
The Excelsior Academy is part of the Community Schools Trust. We serve a wonderfully diverse community, many of whom face challenges through no fault of their own. It is for this reason we want to level the playing field for all of our students, regardless of their background, by providing a world class education.
We care about outcomes at The Excelsior Academy. We know good grades lift life chances and impact health, wealth and even mortality. We know that teachers have the greatest impact on pupil outcomes and so we take professional development seriously, whatever our role in the school. Whether we have taught for two months, two years, or twenty years, we believe in our capacity to always improve in the classroom.
Our CPD provision is comprehensive and fundamental to our commitment to improve. We are invested in our own and each others’ development and use principles of instructional coaching to provide feedback to each other. Our CPD involves deliberate practice, video models of excellent practice and lots of fun! The desire to improve a little bit everyday permeates the culture in our school.
Our approach to teaching is evidence informed. We avoid ‘discovery learning’ methods and instead, we teach explicitly. Our teachers are experts in the classroom and lead from the front. We focus on perfecting routines for behaviour, like entry into lessons and transitions between tasks so that we can maximise time spent on learning. We have excellent behaviour systems which mean teachers can focus on what we love doing most - teaching!
As well as excellent outcomes, we want our students to be well rounded individuals who will thrive beyond school years; that’s why we deliberately teach prosocial behaviours like making eye contact when greeted, listening attentively and showing gratitude. We know these skills will set all of our students up for life, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
When students fall behind, our teachers run interventions outside of their lessons. We provide an extra session after school for all year 11 students so their families don't have to worry about paying for a tutor. Teachers work hard at TEA. Our students deserve nothing less and we expect the highest of standards from them because we know they are capable of achieving them.
But we invest in working smart too: we have a 3 week Christmas holiday, no retrospective book marking, no student report writing and no formal lesson observations!
We recognise talent and impact at The Excelsior Academy. There are lots of opportunities for promotions within the school and Community Schools Trust. Our staff body at all levels is a true reflection of the makeup of the community we serve - we are proud of this and welcome anyone who will add value to our wonderful school community.
We would love to hear from you if you think this sounds like the right place for you! We welcome visits; come and speak to our Headteacher, our staff and check out our lessons! Get in touch with us: email jobs@excelsiorcst.org or call 0207 275 1500 to speak to a member of the HR team.
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