Attendance Manager

Job Title: Attendance Manager 

Start Date: By September 2023 

Deadline: 14th July 2023 - 10.00am 

Location: Welling School – City Region 

Scale: SO1 - Point 29 £32,244 FTE - Actual £27,734 

Appointment: Full Time & Permanent 36 hours a week (39 weeks per year) Part-time hours would be considered for the right candidate. 

About Us: Our vision is simple – to ensure that all of our students achieve beyond our expectations and thrive as confident learners with the highest aspirations, ready for a bright and successful future and ready for the world in which they will work and live. We are relentless in our pursuit of the very best for all our students. We understand challenges but do not accept them as limitations. Welling School is an all ability, co-educational 11-18 school, located in the London borough of Bexley. As well as serving our local community we welcome students from a diverse range of backgrounds and areas. Each of them bringing their own part to make up the Welling School Community. We are proud to be part of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) which is one of the largest Multi Academy Trusts in South East England with over 40 Primary and Secondary Academies in the TKAT family. We are an ambitious school on a transformational journey to excellence and are always looking for excellent potential colleagues to come and help us achieve the very best for our students. See our website for further information about the school www.wellingschool-tkat.org 

The Role: The school is excited to be appointing an Attendance Manager from September 2023 (or before if available). Our new colleague will understand the importance of good attendance and the direct link to students’ personal, mental and academic development and success. They will know how to promote high expectations around attendance and punctuality and play a key and practical role in improving and maintaining standards. The effect of the pandemic means that many schools continue to face challenges around pupil attendance and so we are looking for someone to join us in continuing to support students and their families in a sensitive and nurturing way but someone who can also take a robust approach to ensuring expectations are clear and that our policies and procedures are well followed. We require someone with strong IT skills and the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, students and the families we serve. Ideally, this person would have a background in attendance, safeguarding or social care and an awareness of legislation relating to school attendance and welfare. Above all our new colleague will have an unstinting belief that every young person, whatever their starting point or circumstances, can make and sustain exceptional progress and that our purpose is to change lives. You will have access to on-going development opportunities and the support of a forward thinking, successful multi-academy trust. You will be joining a team of strong and experienced staff who will do whatever it takes to help you to succeed in your new and exciting role. As well as having a passion for young people and their futures our colleague will: 

● be an approachable warm professional with the ability to foster excellent relationships 

● be resilient and determined with excellent attention to detail 

● be able to design systems and procedures to ensure clarity and efficiency 

● have a high level of emotional intelligence and the ability to understand people and their own contexts 

● be tenacious and well organised with good time management 

● be able to recognise emerging trends in data and communicate these appropriately 

This is an excellent opportunity to play a significant role in the lives of our young people and have a long lasting and positive impact on their futures. The successful post holder will join a dedicated team of pastoral staff all of whom do whatever it takes to help our students achieve. Contact and Application Information: Informal discussions with the Executive Headteacher and/or visits are actively encouraged. To arrange a visit or discuss the post, please contact Vicky Foley, HR Officer, on 020 8304 8531 or email victoria.foley@wellingschool-tkat.org. The job description and person specification can be downloaded below. Applications should be sent by email to recruitment@wellingschool-tkat.org. 

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of applications. If you have not had any communication within 10 days of the closing date please take this as confirmation that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

Safeguarding

TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse

TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic; this includes applicants wishing to work flexibly.

Access to interview - should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the interview environment. If we can accommodate practical workplace adjustments to assist, we will.