Attendance Manager - Pencoedtre High School

Educators Wales; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in the United Kingdom is seeking an enthusiastic Attendance Manager to improve pupil attendance and support families. This role involves overseeing the school's attendance strategy, working closely with leadership, and ensuring accurate administrative support for attendance issues. The ideal candidate will be highly organised and committed to enhancing pupil progress in a state-of-the-art educational environment. A DBS check is required, and the working hours are term time only.

Qualifications

• Highly organised and accurate in meeting deadlines.
• Ability to work closely with educational leadership.
• Experience in attendance management or a similar field.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the whole school attendance strategy.
• Work with Heads of Year to improve attendance.
• Support pupils and families with attendance issues.

Job description

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Attendance Manager - Pencoedtre High School

Salary: 15.31 - 16.62 GBP per Hour

About us

Pencoedtre High School is seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic attendance manager to provide support to the school's pastoral and administrative departments in dealing with attendance issues. The focus is to improve pupil attendance, improve inclusion of targeted pupils and promote pupil progress. The successful candidate will be required to undertake administrative work, support pupils and families, and monitor pupils absent without a valid reason, linking in and working closely with the school's leadership team and with the local authority.

• Ambitious - Forward thinking, embracing new ways of working and investing in our future.
• Open - Open to different ideas and being accountable for the decisions we take.
• Together - Working together as a team that engages with our customers and partners, respects diversity and is committed to quality services.
• Proud - Proud of the Vale of Glamorgan; proud to serve our communities and to be part of the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

About the role

Pay Details: Grade 6 SCP 14 - 19 £29,540 - £32,061 (PRO RATA) £15.31 - £16.62 Per Hour

Hours of Work / Weeks per year / Working Pattern: 37 hours / 39 weeks - term time including INSETs

Main Place of Work: Pencoedtre High School

Description

The Attendance Manager will oversee the whole school attendance strategy and graduated response. They will work closely with the Heads of Year to improve attendance across the school.

This is an exciting opportunity which requires the successful applicant to be highly organised, competent, and accurate at meeting deadlines.

It is an exciting time to join Pencoedtre High School as we have transitioned into a new £35 million, state‑of‑the‑art 21st Century School. We continue, as a school, to make innovative changes to continue our drive for school improvement and maximise the opportunities for the children and young people in our school. The successful candidate will be joining an enthusiastic, committed, supportive and solution‑focused team.

For further information please refer to the job description and person specification.

About you

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EWC Required: No

DBS Check Required: Yes

Additional information

For Further Information, contact: [e-mail].u

Return Method e.g. e-mail / return to school: [e-mail]

Please see attached job description / person specification for further information.