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Attendance Officer - Full-time

Thamesview School, Gravesend

  • Ref:KCC886-5407-490S
  • Posted:18/05/2023
  • Pay:KR6 Points 17-20
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:31/05/2023 at 09:00
  • Interviews:TBC

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ATTENDANCE OFFICER

Do you want to join a thriving Kent school? Thamesview School are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic member of staff to become our new Attendance Officer. We are seeking to appoint a passionate member of staff to work closely with our AHT overseeing Behaviour and other members of the Welfare Team to provide key administrative support.

The successful applicant must:

  • Have good interpersonal and communication skills to liaise and communicate effectively with staff and students.
  • Attention to detail and accuracy is essential.
  • Computer literacy, especially, spreadsheets and data base software, including SIMS.
  • Flexible approach to duties and ability to act on own initiative.
  • Able to work efficiently and accurately under pressure and to demanding deadlines.
  • Demonstrate professional integrity and strict adherence to protocols.

We are committed to providing high quality learning experiences for our children and supporting our staff through excellent CPD opportunities. We are looking for candidates with drive and wanting to progress quickly.

As a school, we can offer you:

  • A friendly place to work holding the Gold Kent and Medway Staff Wellbeing Award, where all members of staff are valued as people as well as professionals
  • A dedicated Staff Wellbeing Team
  • Students that are proud of their school and performing well in Progress Eight, in comparison to many other schools
  • Very well looked after school site and facilities that are only 10 years old and very modern, including ample, free, on-site parking.
  • Free annual Flu Vaccination vouchers.
  • Favourable consideration of requests for time off to attend family events such as weddings, graduations, school plays, Christmas concerts, Sports Day, award ceremonies etc.
  • Access to Health and Wellbeing support via Occupational Health and access to free, confidential counselling services with the Staff Support Line Service.
  • A school that looks to develop people’s skills and abilities at all levels with opportunities for staff to progress quickly and develop into posts of responsibility at all levels.

Further details and an application form can be obtained from our school website and any queries should be directed to the HR Manager by email at k.mcgowan@thamesview.kent.sch.uk or by telephoning 01474 566552 ext 1120.

CVs without an application form will not be accepted.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students.

Appointment to this post will require an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Information about the school

Thamesview School is a place where every member of school is encouraged to have the highest aspirations in their personal and academic lives. Our students are encouraged to become globally aware citizens who embrace high moral standards.

We place Teaching and Learning at the very core of everything we do and are committed to empowering students to become:

• aspirational • confident in learning • adaptable • creative • responsible

Our school emphasises the importance of core skills and the importance of the fundamental skills involved, particularly in English and maths, and in all other curriculum areas. Our rich curriculum enables each student to make progress on a pathway which is right for them. This means that the school offers both academic and vocational qualifications so that each individual is fully prepared to maintain strong habits of learning throughout their lives and to be fully prepared to participate in society as lifelong learners.

Thamesview School cares for its students so that everyone feels safe and is able to learn. Our ethos of care and respect permeates through every aspect of school life. Students are encouraged to act with integrity and honesty in every aspect of their lives and to ensure that they leave school with a tenacity to succeed and willingness to make positive contributions to our society.

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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.