Attendance Officer

This is an exciting opportunity to join the school as an Attendance Officer.

The successful candidate will monitor and report on the attendance of students, across years 7-13, in line with the Schools attendance policy. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dedicated team, making a positive difference to the outcomes of students within the school.

Responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring all daily registers are completed accurately and in a timely manner
• Managing daily absence calls and logging relevant information on SIMS from 7:30am
• Running truancy calls on a daily basis
• Being the first point of contact for parents to discuss attendance and sending letters as necessary in a timely manner and to a high standard
• Working closely with the Head of Years to identify students who require intervention on their attendance and providing relevant support as necessary
• Provide accurate and well presented monthly attendance data analysis to SLT/HOY
• Working with parents and external agencies for students who are school refusers
• Collaborate with Attendance Officers within the GLF Schools network

About The Beacon School

The Beacon School is part of the thriving GLF Schools Multi-Academy Trust. We proudly serve our local community and are, once again, oversubscribed with student applicants. Our core purpose is to strive for exceptional student progress and wellbeing. Our teaching staff are well-supported in developing an outstanding curriculum alongside a broad range of enrichment and extra-curricular opportunities.

We know that we get the best out of all our staff when we invest in them. Staff are trusted and their professional development is a key priority. Colleagues have access to an extensive programme of internal and external training opportunities and being part of one of the largest trusts in the country ensures our colleagues’ excellent career opportunities. The school is an exciting and innovative place to work.

What we are looking for

The ideal candidate will:

• Have excellent organisation skills and attention to detail
• Be decisive, with the ability to work well under pressure
• Have excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate to a high standard with students, parents, staff and other professional colleagues
• Have excellent IT skills particularly in excel
• Be reliable and have excellent timekeeping
• Be a positive and proactive team player
• Experience working in a school environment and knowledge of student attendance is desirable.

Why work at The Beacon School

• An exceptionally warm and welcoming team of staff
• A supportive senior management team and wider staff body within GLF Schools
• Recognition of previous school continuous service
• Excellent programme of CPD

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 42 academies or in our central team.

• Celebrating 10 years as a growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
• 42 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

Our Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive pension scheme
• Flexible working options
• Generous holiday allowance
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Career pathways and talent management
• Access to a staff benefits portal
• Community and collaboration working model

The details

Salary (GLF Specialist): FTE £24,982 to £28,604 per annum

Actual salary: £22,594.01 - £25,869.79 per annum

Hours of work: Full time (36 hours per week), 41 weeks per year (term time plus 2 weeks).

Closing date for applications: 11:59 10 March 2023

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact James Grant Duff, Head of School.

Safeguarding Statement

GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

As a Trust, we are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities. GLF Schools recognises and celebrates the diversity of its schools and their communities. There is a shared commitment across the Trust to develop further a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated, and individuals are treated equitably and fairly and feel a sense of belonging. We strive for an inclusive environment where staff, children and students are comfortable to express their own identity, should they wish, in which diversity and inclusion is of mutual benefit for everyone in our schools. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups including those based on ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.

We also reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.

Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.