Sixth Form Administration & Attendance Officer

Job Title: Sixth Form Administration & Attendance Officer

Salary range: Scale 6 and spinal point 18 £29,438 to spinal point 22 £31,533 Inc. London weighting (Pro rata £27,626 - £29,593 Inc. London weighting)

Contract: Fixed Term, 1 Year

Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Working weeks: 42 weeks

Location: Alperton, London

We are a large, mixed, 11-18 academy with over 350 students in our sixth form. Due to our increased popularity as a school, we expanded our roll in September 2018. Alperton Community School is an inclusive school with a student intake that reflects a wonderfully diverse and vibrant local community. Our students are very well behaved, work hard and are ambitious to succeed. Our most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2021 graded our school as Good "Pupils like coming to school and they enjoy their lessons''; "Pupils can focus because they feel safe"; "Leaders’ expectations of all pupils are high"; "Pupils behave well in school. They focus on their learning in lessons. Pupils follow teachers’ instructions and listen to one another".

Student progress at GCSE and A Level has been above national averages for many years with disadvantaged students performing well above national averages. Our progress 8 score has been consistently “above average”.

We also see high numbers of our students’ progress to Oxbridge and Russell Group Universities. Student attendance and the percentage of students who remain in education, employment or training are also well above national averages.

We are very fortunate to have a brand new school building. The new building has 83 classrooms with purpose-built specialist drama, music, art and DT facilities as well as 14 science laboratories, 10 ICT rooms, a dance studio, an activity studio, a very large sports hall and three outdoor MUGAs. Every classroom is equipped with state-of-the-art ICT facilities. We are very fortunate to have extensive outdoor spaces for break and lunchtime activities as well as a 6 acre sports campus.

Our school has become internationally recognised following the success of our Art and Textiles teacher Andria Zafirakou who won the $1million Global Teacher Prize recently. The school was recently shortlisted for the TES School of the Year and won the TES Maths Team of the Year. We are one of only four schools in the country to hold the Platinum Professional Development Mark and one of only 100 schools to hold the Inclusion Quality Mark Centre of Excellence. Our teachers and support staff are well-qualified, friendly and committed to student achievement.

This is an exceptional opportunity. It will offer the successful candidate a friendly, highly supportive and committed working environment within a culture of success and professional growth. The school offers excellent support for ECTs in their induction year.

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our fantastic Sixth Form team in the capacity of Sixth Form Administration & Attendance Officer.

In this role you will monitor students' attendance and punctuality to school and lessons throughout the school day, at school based interventions and trips. You will support teachers by engaging students and parents in strategies to drive down absences. In the capacity of administrator you will complete all administration related to the Sixth Form Bursary, the 16-19 Fund and Student Admissions into the Sixth Form. This includes timetable changes, timetabled extracurricular activities and tuition. You will be involved in all aspects of Sixth Form life, from recruitment through to results celebrations. 

The Person

You will be a highly organised person who takes pride in completing their work to the highest degree of accuracy. You are someone who is patient and committed to supporting young people, setting firm boundaries to ensure students adhere to school policies. You work well in a team and have excellent interpersonal skills. You have experience of working in administrative roles and have high expectations of yourself and others in relation to conduct and attendance. You hold GCSE English Language and GCSE Maths qualifications at Grade C or above and are willing to train on systems relating to attendance, admissions and bursary funding. 

The Benefits

• On-going extensive CPD programme
• Employee assistance programme
• Ride to work scheme
• Pension scheme
• Wellbeing

Closing Date: 19 February 2023 (23:59)

Assessment & Interview Date: w/c 27 February 2023

To apply, please visit our vacancies page. Completed application forms may be emailed to; hr@alperton.brent.sch.uk.

Applicants who have applied for this post in the last 6 months need not apply.

Supplementary Information

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an inclusive community school and encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Successful candidate(s) will be required to undertake an Enhanced and Barred Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Please note CVs will not be considered as part of your application for this position.

Only successful candidates will be notified. If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.