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Attendance Intervention Officer

Hours: 37 hours per week

Working weeks: 39 weeks per year (Term time and 5 INSET days)

Working Pattern: 8:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Thursday, 8:00am to 3:30pm Friday

Fixed Term for 2 years

Salary: £23038 per annum

Doyou want to make an impact in improving the life chances and opportunities for children?

Doyou believe that all children, regardless of their backgrounds, should have access to an outstanding education?

Areyou a good communicator?

Areyou able to work on your own initiative but also be able to work with a wide group of colleagues?

Doyou enjoy working with people in a variety of different settings?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our successful Multi Academy Trust based in Chelmsford, working as our Attendance Intervention Officer for the secondary schools in our trust. This role has been created as part of a 2 year targeted programme to support our schools in ensuring the best outcomes for our pupils. You will be working with colleagues in the trust and within our schools to support our pupils and their families to secure high levels of attendance.

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction and training for the role
• Opportunities for continual professional development
• A friendly and supportive working environment
• Tech and Cycle to Work Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to a Benefits Platform
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme

Interested? Please see the additional information, including job description and person specification.

Closing date: Noon Wednesday 3rd January 2024

Interviews: Week beginning 8th January 2024

Start date: As soon as possible

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:

• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
• Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
• The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefsand expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.

As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.

In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted.  This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.

Information about the School

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership (CLP) is an emerging multi-academy trust based in Springfield, Chelmsford. The trust was formerly known as The Boswells Academy Trust but changed name in late 2017 to reflect the growth of the trust beyond one school. There are currently 8 schools across Essex in the CLP multi academy trust.

The schools in the CLP are: Barnes Farm Primary School, Lakelands Primary School, Perryfields Infant School, Roding Valley High School, The Beaulieu Park School, The Boswells School, The Tyrrells Primary School and William de Ferrers School.

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to: • Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people; • Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued; • The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.

In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer