Attendance Leader - Part-time

Whitehill Primary School, Gravesend

• Ref:KCC886-3900-62S
• Posted:08/03/2019
• Pay:TDET Range 3-4 depending on experience-see advert
• Start Date:May 2019
• App Close Date:25/03/2019 at 23:45
• Interviews:Thursday 28th March

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Attendance Leader:

Use your communication and administration skills to make a difference and improve life chances.  Help support children and families within a strong, inclusive school environment.  Whitehill Primary builds confident, ambitious and independent learners through having the highest aspirations.  Attendance is crucial; being in school allows children to thrive.  Your role, will be to reporting to, and working closely with our highly experienced and skilled Family Liaison Officer.  You will be supporting and challenge families and children to attend our thriving school.

 The Role:

•  Reporting to, and working in partnership with, the Family Liaison Officer
• Overseeing parental absence reporting
• Communicating with parents, including by telephone, in writing and face to face, to understand, support and challenge reasons for absence
• Making visits to family homes, with the Family Liaison Officer, as part of the communication process
• Working with families through attendance improvement plans
• Supporting the running of attendance initiatives and incentives
• Promoting importance of attendance within the school
• Communicating with multi-agency colleagues as directed by the Family Liaison Officer
• Maintaining information and records crucial to ongoing processes
• Lots of training and development, in-house and external, to allow you to succeed

 The Person:

•  Have strong communication skills
• Be prepared to support and challenge families, colleagues and multi-agency colleagues
• Have strong administration skills
• The ability to be confidential and professional
• Have a driving licence with no more than six points
• Have own car and be willing to use it for work purposes (will be expensed for mileage)
• Be able to follow processes and procedures
• Experience of working in schools is not essential

Starting in May 2019, this permanent, part-time post is for 38 weeks per year (term-time); 20 hours per week from 08:30 am-12:30 pm

Salary will be between TDET Range 3 £15,628 - £17,188 per annum (pro rata to £6,966-£7,661) and TDET Range 4 £17,188 - £18,058 per annum (pro rata to £7,661-£8,050) depending on experience.

 Please visit the School website (www.whitehillprimary.kent.sch.uk) for the full job description for this post and an application form. CV’s will not be accepted.

 Closing date for applications: Monday 25^th March, 2019

Interviews: Thursday 28^th March, 2019

Information about the school

Whitehill is an inclusive 3 form entry Primary School and Nursery serving a diverse community. We strive to build confident, ambitious and independent learners. We are proud that our children enjoy high quality, enriched learning with exciting opportunities.

Whitehill Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The school will conduct all necessary safer recruitment checks before employment commences.

This post is subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, reference checks and proof of right to work in the UK.

In line with KCSIE 2022 guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and to share any pertinent information found concerning a candidates suitability to work with children with Hiring Managers to be discussed at interview stage.

TDET is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Jennifer Lumley
• Address:Sun Lane, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5HN
• Telephone: (01474) 352973
• Email: lumleyj@decustrust.com