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Attendance Officer Administration - Part-time

Garlinge Primary School and Nursery, Margate

  • Ref:KCC886-3917-240S
  • Posted:27/04/2022
  • Pay:Kent Range 5
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:05/06/2022 at 23:00
  • Interviews:W/c 13 June 2022

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We are looking to appoint an Attendance Officer to work alongside our experienced and friendly administration team in a large primary school of approximately 800 pupils. The successful candidate will have proven administration skills and a warm and approachable nature.

The main responsibilities of the role will be to undertake all administrative tasks associated with the recording, management and monitoring of attendance and to work with families to improve the attendance and punctuality of pupils.

The hours are negotiable between 27.5 and 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 41 weeks per year (term time only, plus 5 INSET days and 2 weeks during the school holidays). We can be flexible with a fixed start time between 8.00am and 8.30am and can also offer either a thirty minute or sixty minute lunch break. The finish time will depend on the duty start time and length of lunch break - these options will be discussed at interview.

The pay is set at Kent Range 5 at £19,723 for a full-time position. The actual salary equates to between £13,255 and £15,664 per annum pro rata depending on the amount of hours worked per week. In addition the postholder will receive a payment in respect of their pro rata entitlement to Annual Leave appropriate to their grade including Bank Holidays.

We require a good standard of general education and GCSE qualifications or equivalent in English and Mathematics at Grade C or above.  Verification of qualifications will be required before employment can commence so please do not declare any qualifications unless you can produce the original certificate.

A formal thirty minute interview will take place with a panel comprising of a member of the SLT and the Business Manager. Candidates will also undertake a thirty minute in-tray exercise.

CVs will not be accepted so please complete the application form in full and explain how your skills and experience make you a suitable candidate for the role.

Garlinge Primary School and Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The interviewee will be asked questions relating to the safeguarding of children.

We are also committed to championing staff wellbeing and all employees can access free counselling, occupational health support and Supervision sessions.

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and a check against the ISA Barred List for children. All new employees to the School, including those with previous local government service, shall be subject to a 6 month probationary period. 

If applicants have not been contacted by Friday 10 June they have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Information about the school

Garlinge Primary School and Nursery continues to be a ‘Good’ school with an ‘Outstanding’ judgement in Personal Development, as recognised in our latest Ofsted inspection (November 2023). The inspection found that, ‘pupils behave and concentrate very well in this warm and inclusive school’ and that, ‘the school carefully considers staff workload and well-being.’

We are a large four form entry school to the west of Margate with approximately 775 pupils. We aim to provide a caring, exciting and inclusive learning environment where every child and family really matters with a focus on raising standards alongside the development of the whole child. The school’s values are Perseverance, Aspiration, Respect and Teamwork and all children are familiar with these.

We are a school with a Specialist Resource Provision (SRP) for Physically Disabled pupils, a KS1 and KS2 satellite class from Foreland Fields School and a further SRP for pupils with Autism.

We are a part of an established Cooperative Trust (Thanet Endeavour Learning Trust), working with Bromstone Primary School, Parkside Community Primary School and St Mildred’s Primary Infant School. We work closely within our Trust to improve all aspects of our practice, including CPD and support for ECTs.

Our large site comprises of a KS2 and a KS1 building, three large playgrounds and a school field and we continue to invest heavily in our outdoor learning environment which includes an inclusive play area and sports courts.

We inspire, respect and celebrate achievement and diversity.

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01843 298648

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.