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BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT: SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICER
Band 4 - midpoint
37 hours per week - Monday to Friday
39 working weeks per year (term time plus inset)
We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic and organised School Attendance Officer to join our team. You will have responsibility for the whole school attendance and punctuality.
This position is to provide support to the whole school in relation to matters surrounding attendance.
Some of your duties will be:
To be responsible for organising a daily check on children at risk from truanting.
To initiate and carry out periodical post registration truancy checks.
To be available to staff and parents for school based attendance meetings and home visits on named individuals.
To ensure that the school system of registration is developed and correctly administered and to report on the quality of the registers.
To produce regular updates for Directors, SLT, Deputy Head, Pastoral Managers, HOY and Local Authority on student attendance with targets and strategies for improvement.
We are looking for someone who has:
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Learning Support
Ability to demonstrate that you encourage the inclusion of pupils with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties in a mainstream setting
Good understanding of the school curriculum.
Good working knowledge of specialist curriculum area(s) if appropriate
Good understanding of child development
We can offer you:
Staff who are committed to their own professional development and to improving outcomes for students
An excellent school environment
A school committed to your professional development
To work in a team where your skills, enthusiasm and hard work will be appreciated
Information about the School
The Boswells School is a large 11-18 secondary school that serves the area of north Chelmsford. The school is an extremely popular, over-subscribed convertor academy that enjoys an excellent reputation in the local and wider community. We were graded ‘Good’ in every area by OFSTED in February 2017 and are working towards our goal of becoming a truly great school.