Student Welfare & Attendance Officer

We are looking for an outstanding individual to join Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace as a Student Welfare and Attendance Officer.

About Us

Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace (HPACR) is an inclusive academy, and we want every one of our children, from Nursery to Year 6, to have a truly happy experience. We strive to ensure that every pupil feels valued and safe. The children's achievements are celebrated every day in their lessons, and we are proud that they are kind, caring, self-assured and eager to learn.

We believe that through expert teaching and support all children can achieve to a high standard. Ultimately, our aim is to make sure that our pupils leave us feeling that they have succeeded both academically and in the extracurricular aspects of school life. We want our pupils to be thoroughly prepared for the opportunities that secondary school will offer them.

HPACR is very much a community academy. We know that a close partnership with parents is vital if children are to learn and grow as individuals. We therefore do all we can to keep parents informed and involved in all aspects of school life.

If you would like to find out more about our academy, please do come and visit us and talk to as many children and staff as you can. We are very much looking forward to meeting you.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your responsibilities will include:

• Raising standards of attainment and achievement and supporting pupils to make progress by removing barriers to learning.
• Being the deputy designated safeguarding lead for the Academy
• Making formal referrals to Bromley safeguarding Hub and ensuring all concerns are logged and stored securely
• Promoting a safe environment for children and young people
• Preparing reports for meetings, and case conferences
• Keeping up to date records of actions taken and support provided to children and their families
• Communicating with relevant members of staff regarding vulnerable children
• Supporting the DSL and other safeguarding trained members of staff with decision making
• Under the guidance of the safeguarding lead, deciding whether Children's Social Care Services is the appropriate course of action or whether another form of intervention such as the Early Help Approach is more viable
• Ensuring own training is up to date and meets statutory requirements
• Organising, attending and minuting TAF and TAC meetings
• Making referrals and liaising with practitioners, education colleagues, local agencies and community groups
• Using our MIS to create reports and update student data
• Implementing the academy's positive behaviour management policy, providing individual targeted support for pupils, where necessary
• Assisting in the development and implementation of the whole school attendance policy
• Undertaking home visits
• Completing and monitoring accurate register-keeping and distinguishomg0 between authorised and unauthorised absence
• Completing first day calling and logging results.
• Being the first point of call for attendance meetings
• Completing CMEs

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• NVQ or equivalent qualification or experience in relevant discipline
• Good numeracy/literacy skills
• A minimum of two years' school office experience
• Experience of general clerical/administrative/financial work
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures for young people
• Experience of reception duties including dealing with visitors to the academy
• Appropriate knowledge of first aid
• Good ICT skills

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application, and throughout the recruitment process.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.

Rewards & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) for staff who work across the full year, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.