School Attendance Support Assistant
Co-op Academy Manchester
Manchester
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 4 points 17 – 21 £15,043 - £17,093 (actual)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2017 or sooner
- Apply by:
- 2 December 2016
Job overview
Term time only plus 5 days
We are seeking to appoint an Attendance Support Assistant to work as part of our outstanding Attendance Team. The successful candidate will contribute to developing and delivering a professional and efficient service for students and families in order to promote good attendance and, in doing so, help them overcome barriers to learning. This is a key position in a supportive and forward-thinking academy which offers the successful candidate the opportunity to make a real difference to students’ lives.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and tenacious person to join the team who has good organisational skills, a good eye for detail, a good sense of humour and personal resilience. You will be joining an academy that has a sustained outstanding record for attendance, coming in the top 1% of all schools nationally for the past two years. The role is varied and includes administration, liaising with staff, students and families and making home visits.
The Co-operative Academy of Manchester is the city’s most improved school and boasts a state of the art building and fantastic facilities. Our core values of fairness, ambition and respect drive all that we do to ensure the highest quality outcomes for every student. If you have the passion, drive and skills to help develop our outstanding attendance service, we want to hear from you!
“The Co-operative Academies Trust, as an aware employer is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf”.
Please download full details and an application form from our website www.cam.coop or contact Mrs S Stephenson, c/o The Co-operative Academy of Manchester, Plant Hill Road, Higher Blackley, Manchester M9 0WQ. Alternatively e-mail to s.stephenson@cam.coop or telephone 0161 795 3005.
Closing Date - 12 noon, Friday 2nd December
Interviews - week beginning Monday 5th December 2016
About Co-op Academy Manchester
- Co-op Academy Manchester
- Plant Hill Road, Higher Blackley
- Manchester
- M9 0WQ
- United Kingdom
Co-op Academy Manchester is a mixed, non-selective academy.
The academy, based in Higher Blackley in North Manchester, has over 1,600 students on roll and is part of Co-op Academies Trust.
Values and vision
All academies in our Trust are united by our Ways of Being Co-op.
These are:
- Do what matters most
- Be yourself, always
- Show you care
- Succeed together
Our shared academy vision is for excellence in everything.
Excellence is not an act but a habit. By its very nature, excellence is difficult to measure or quantify. Excellence is difficult to achieve and even harder to maintain.
It is often said that we are what we repeatedly do. Therefore by having habits of excellence we constantly challenge ourselves to be the best that we can be.
Our team
We are looking for colleagues who are up for a challenge; who want to make a real difference to the lives of the children they work with; who are committed to their own professional development and who want to be outstanding teachers, classroom assistants, administrators, leaders, and support workers across a wide range of roles in our academy.
What we offer
- The opportunity to work in a highly successful academy with a growing reputation as a high-performing educational setting.
- Significant opportunities for professional development and growth within the academy and the Trust.
- The opportunity to work under the ethics and values of the Co-op.
- Co-op Academies Trust benefits package.
Please find out more by visiting our website.
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