Attendance Manager - Term Time

The Abbey School, Faversham

• Ref:KCC886-4242-131S
• Posted:05/10/2021
• Pay:KR7/8 £23,033 - £29,885
• Start Date:November 21
• App Close Date:08/10/2021 at 13:00
• Interviews:W/C 11 October 2021

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The salary for this role is KR7/8 (£23,033 - £29,885) dependant on skills and experience.

The Abbey School is looking to appoint a full-time Attendance Manager to undertake all administrative tasks associated with the recording, management and monitoring of attendance; working with pupils and their families to improve attendance.

You will be required to work for 37 hours per week for 40 weeks per year. The hours of work will be 8.30 am to 16.30 pm with a half an hour unpaid lunch break.

You will be highly efficient individual with outstanding attention to detail. This is a challenging role that will bring many rewards directly supporting the Deputy Headteacher for Pastoral, as well as working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, Director of Behaviour and Heads of Year. 

The ideal candidate will need to be well-organised and have a flexible approach to tasks. Specific training on the school systems will be provided. You will need to be resilient under pressure and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Desired Requirements (but not prohibitive to making an application): 

• Previous experience within a similar role
• Experience of managing and utilising Bromcom or another education management information system. 
• A proven track record of working with outside agencies. 
• Highly organised with excellent prioritisation skills.
• GCE or level 3 BTEC qualifications and a minimum of GCSE English and Mathematics at C Grade (or equivalent).

Information about the school

The Abbey School is a mixed secondary school with a thriving population of over 1200 students. We believe that school should be a place where young people can discover and develop their own talents. We have high expectations of all our students which are supported by consistently applied systems, structures, rituals and routines across our learning environment. We are a supportive school community including a positive staff team with high staff morale.

The Abbey school recently celebrated some robust results, with 45% of students achieving Maths and English at 4+ (an improvement of 34% from 2017), and record A level results with 52% of grades at A-C. The Abbey school is rated GOOD for quality of education by Ofsted.

The school is situated in the historic market town of Faversham. We aim to provide the highest quality value-added education and excellent pastoral care for all students.

The Abbey proudly joined The Howard Academy Trust on 01st April 2023, a highly successful Trust in which all schools have improved their Ofsted rating since joining or maintained their good rating.

Job Contact Information

• Name:The Abbey School
• Address:London Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8RZ
• Telephone: 01795 532633
• Email: slthr@abbeyschoolfaversham.co.uk