Attendance Officer

Ref: 17-18/NAP/015

37 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks)

£21,074 – £25,463 per annum (£17,933 – £21,668 pro rata)

Closing Date: 5 October 2018 at midnight

If you are interested in working at the leading edge of education, believe that all young people can achieve high standards and are prepared to work extremely hard, we want to hear from you.

We are seeking an outstanding colleague with a passion for supporting young people, to join our team at the Nottingham Academy as an Attendance Officer. This is a key role within the structure that involves working across both of the primary sites and with the Senior Leadership team. 

You will be responsible for monitoring and managing pupils’ daily attendance and have a strong commitment to improving attendance rates and reducing lateness, through working with pupils and families, developing and implementing bespoke support programmes. This will include home visits. 

The successful attendance officer must have an understanding of school systems and issues affecting non-school attendance.

You will:

· have the ability to read, assess and report on attendance data.

· possess excellent interpersonal skills

· be accurate, methodical and well organised

· have outstanding ICT skills across a range of software

· able to prioritise work and remain calm under pressure.

· have experience in producing strategies for improving relationships between families and schools. 

Previous experience of working directly with children in an educational setting would be an advantage.

The Nottingham Academy, part of the Greenwood Academies Trust, offers a fantastic working environment and extensive benefits for staff including a generous pension scheme, no claims bonus protection scheme, tax efficient child care vouchers and continuous. As this role is only required to work in term time only, it also offers the opportunity for a great work-life balance. Continuous service will be honoured for candidates moving from local authorities. 

This role is for 37 hours a week, term time only therefore this is reflected in the pro rata salary.

For application forms and further information, please visit our website.

http://www.greenwoodacademies.org/nap/015   

Alternatively, please call our Recruitment Line on 0115 748 3310 option 1

We also ask that you please complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form by visiting:

http://bit.ly/2DRae2D

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks, therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

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